Ovechkin nets 600th in Caps’ win

Everyone around Alex Ovechkin had a hunch this was his night.By the time he scored the 599th goal of his career, Ovechkin sensed it, too.

Less than four minutes into the second period — long before Evgeny Kuznetsov’s overtime winner gave host Washington a 3-2 win over Winnipeg to go back into first place — Ovechkin became a member of the NHL’s 600-goal club.

The Russian winger, 32, became the fourth-fastest player to 600, behind Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Brett Hull.

“When I score 599, I felt like, ‘OK, I still have to make a push two periods,’ ” Ovechkin said. “Finally, I scored.”

Ovechkin’s rebound goal past Connor Hellebuyck 3:53 into the second period was his leagueleading 42nd of the season.

Winnipeg winger Patrik Laine scored his 16th in the past 12 games for 41 this season.

Golden Knights 3, Flyers 2: MarcAndre Fleury made 38 saves to become the 13th goalie in NHL history with 400 career victories as Vegas completed a 4-1 road trip.

Kings 3, Canucks 0: Jonathan Quick made 35 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and host Los Angeles moved into third place in the Pacific.

Blues 4, Ducks 2: Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist for visiting St. Louis.

Blue Jackets 5, Canadiens 2: Alexander Wennberg had a goal and three assists as host Columbus moved into the first wild-card position in the Eastern Conference.

Rangers 6, Hurricanes 3: Jimmy Vesey scored three times and Mats Zuccarello twice for host New York.

Senators 5, Panthers 3: Matt Duchene scored twice for visiting Ottawa.