(Washington) Alexander Ovechkin scored 872e goal of his career and he helped the Washington Capitals defeat the New York Rangers by a score of 7-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Posted at 12:16 p.m.
Updated at 3:56 p.m.
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The 39-year-old striker scored his 19e net of the season, and he is only 23 goals short of erasing Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 regular season goals in National Hockey League history.
After missing 16 games due to a fractured fibula in his left leg, Ovechkin has scored four goals in five games since his return to play.
Dylan Strome, Lars Eller, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas also found the back of the net for the Capitals against veteran goalie Jonathan Quick, who remained stuck at 399 career wins.
Quick conceded six goals on 27 shots.
Tom Wilson scored into an empty net with 37.5 seconds on the clock.
Logan Thompson blocked 28 shots in front of the Capitals net, and he redeemed himself after giving the puck to Chris Kreider who then lodged it in a wide open net in the first period.
Sam Carrick, Filip Chytil and Mika Zibanejad scored the other goals for Rangers, who suffered a 16e loss in 21 matches.
