Alex Ovechkin had two points, including his 872nd career goal, as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 7-4 at Capital One Arena on Saturday.
The Capitals captain is only 22 goals away from tying the NHL record, held by Wayne Gretzky (894). He has four goals in five games since returning to the game following a fractured left fibula that forced him to miss 16 games. He has scored 19 goals in 23 games this season.
Dylan Strome, who also had two assists, Lars Eller, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson were the other scorers for the Capitals (26-10-3), who bounced back from a 4-3 loss in shootout against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Jakob Chychrun and Martin Fehervary each had two assists, and goaltender Logan Thompson stopped 28 of 32 shots aimed at him for Washington. In total, 13 different Capitals players scored at least one point.
Chris Kreider, Sam Carrick, Filip Chytil and Mika Zibanejad scored, and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots for the Rangers (17-20-1), who defeated the Bruins 2-1 on Thursday to end a four-game losing streak. .
