WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov wanted to win so badly Sunday he was even willing to get in Alex Ovechkin’s way. Kuznetsov scored at 4:20 of overtime, just beating his star teammate’s stick to the puck, and the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 6-5 in their return from their longest road trip this season. “Those two points are really big for us,” Kuznetsov said of the victory, which came after Washington twice gave back two-goal leads. Tom Wilson added his 17th goal, and Nic Dowd and Michal Kempny also scored for Washington. … Capitals defenceman Matt Niskanen and Rangers forward Ryan Strome received fighting majors at 6:23 of the third, after Strome reacted to Niskanen’s check into the boards.

Source: National Post February 24, 2019 21:00 UTC