Ovechkin scores twice, including career 600th
Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 600 goals and Evgeny Kuznetsov had the overtime winner as the Washington Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday.
Ovechkin scored in each of the first two periods to get to 42 this season. The Russian winger became the 20th player and fourth-fastest in NHL history to 600 goals and is on pace to lead the league in goals for the seventh time.
“Of course it’s special,” Ovechkin said of the milestone. “You can see when I score the goal, everybody tried to find me.”
Kuznetsov made it a night of celebration for the Capitals with a breakaway goal 4:11 into overtime.
Jets winger Patrik Laine scored his 16th in the past 12 games to get to 41 goals this season.
KINGS 3, CANUCKS 0 >> Jonathan Quick made 35 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and L.A. moved back into playoff position, jumping into third place in the Pacific Division with their fifth victory in seven games. Los Angeles is one point ahead of Anaheim in the division standings. BLUES4, DUCKS2>> Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist for St. Louis, which handed Anaheim its third consecutive loss.
The Blues have won consecutive games after losing nine of 10.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, FLYERS 2 >> Marc- Andre Fleury made 38 saves to become the 13th goalie in NHL history with 400 career victories, as Vegas beat Philadelphia, which has lost six of seven. BLUEJACKETS5, CANADIENS 2 >> Alexander Wennberg had a goal and three assists for Columbus, which moved past New Jersey into the first wild- card spot in the Eastern Conference with its victory over Montreal. RANGERS6, HURRICANES3>> Jimmy Vesey scored three times and Mats Zuccarello had two goals to help New York beat Carolina and end its three-game slide. SENATORS 5, PANTHERS 3 >> Matt Duchene scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with three minutes left to help Ottawa get the road win over Florida.