OVECHKIN JOINS 500-GOAL CLUB

washington» Alex Ovechkin scored the 500th and 501st goals of his career, becoming the 43rd NHL player to join the 500 club and helping the Capitals pound the Senators 7-1 on Sunday.

Ovechkin’s 500th goal came in vintage fashion, scoring from just beyond the left hash marks during a second-period power play to give the Caps a 5-1 lead.

Teammates mobbed Ovechkin, who received an extended standing ovation while skating around the rink, acknowledging the cheering crowd that included his parents. He later drew another roar while waving to fans from the Washington bench.

The Capitals have won 10 consecutive home games.

Justin Williams, T.J. Oshie, Zach Sill, Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington. Jason Chimera and Nicklas Backstrom contributed three assists apiece, and Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves.

Mike Hoffman scored Ottawa’s goal, and Andrew Hammond stopped only 29-of-36 shots.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Riley Sheahan scored with 3:44 remaining in the third period, giving the Red Wings a 2-1 victory over the Ducks for their fifth consecutive win. Tomas Tatar also scored and Petr Mrazek made 30 saves to help Detroit end a four-game losing streak to Anaheim. After Sheahan forced a turnover inside the Ducks’ zone by tying up Ryan Getzlaf at the blue line, Dylan Larkin collected the loose puck and got it back to Sheahan. He unleashed a blistering wrist shot past John Gibson. … Jon Merrill put New Jersey ahead in the third period with his first goal of the season, and Cory Schneider made 17 saves as the Devils beat the Wild 2-1 to snap a season-high, three-game losing streak. Adam Henrique scored for New Jersey just 1:21 into the third period, but Minnesota’s Zach Parise posted his 16th goal less than two minutes later. That goal was Parise’s first against his former team. Merrill broke the tie 6:26 into the third, and Schneider made 10 saves in the final period. Darcy Kuemper made 15 saves in his return from a concussion for the Wild, suffering his first regulation loss of the season in 10 games. … Sam Reinhart scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick as the Sabres beat the Jets 4-2 to snap a sixgame losing streak. Former Jets forward Evander Kane had an assist on Reinhart’s empty-net goal in his first game against the team that traded him last Feb. 11 in a multiplayer deal. Marcus Foligno also scored for Buffalo. … Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau scored in the first period, and the Panthers beat the Oilers 2-1. The Associated Press