NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin acquired his 885th profession purpose to tie it halfway via the third interval, Tom Wilson scored 4:07 into additional time and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night time.
Ovechkin pulled 9 objectives from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL report, and Pierre-Luc Dubois additionally scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren had 15 saves because the Capitals acquired their second straight win.
Artemi Panarin and Sam Carrick scored for the Rangers, and Igor Shesterkin had 23 saves. New York, which started the day in a playoff place for the primary time since Dec. 11, misplaced for simply the second time in six video games.
Within the additional interval, Wilson deflected a cross from Dylan Strome on a 2-on-1 break after Strome acquired round a sliding defender.
Dubois acquired the Capitals on the scoreboard 1:04 into the sport together with his sixteenth purpose of the season and third in 4 video games. The Rangers, coming off back-to-back shutouts in opposition to Nashville and the New York Islanders, hadn’t given up a purpose in 134:43.
TakeawaysCapitals: Washington was coming off a shootout win in opposition to Ottawa on Monday that ended a season-high three-game shedding streak, and needed to go previous regulation once more to get one other win.
Rangers: New York fell wanting getting its first three-game win streak since Nov. 14-19 and acquired swept within the season sequence in opposition to the Capitals.
Key momentMika Zibanejad despatched a cross throughout the entrance supposed for J.T. Miller, however Miller was being pushed out of place by Washington’s John Carlson, Wilson acquired the unfastened puck and began the successful 2-on-1 rush the opposite approach in additional time.
Key statWashington was known as for its league-high eleventh too many males penalty early within the second interval.
Up nextCapitals host Detroit on Friday to open a two-game homestand, and Rangers go to Ottawa on Saturday.
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