Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 695 goals for his career and move into eighth on the NHL’s all-time list, as the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators for an eighth consecutive time, 5-3, on Friday night. Ovechkin drew even with Mark Messier for eighth place via a three-on-one with 9:33 left in the second period to give the NHL-leading Capitals a 3-1 lead. Tierney took advantage of a Capitals turnover, and slapped in a cross-crease pass from Dylan DeMelo for the Senators’ league-leading 12th short-handed goal. The Capitals looked to be in control when Ovechkin scored in the second. Washington, went up 4-2 with a short-handed goal of its own 3:07 into the third.

Source: National Post February 01, 2020 03:33 UTC