Alex Ovechkin on Sunday night scored his 500th and 501st goals to become the 43rd NHL player to reach the milestone as the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 7-1.
Ovechkin reached the mark in vintage fashion, scoring from just beyond the left hash marks during a second-period power play to give the Washington Capitals a 5-1 lead.
Teammates mobbed Ovechkin, and he got an extended standing ovation and took a skate around the rink, acknowledging the cheering crowd that included his parents.
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He later drew another roar while waving to fans from the bench.
Washington have won four straight overall and 10 consecutive home games.
Justin Williams, T.J. Oshie, Zach Sill, Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington. Jason Chimera and Nicklas Backstrom each had three assists, and Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves.
Mike Hoffman had Ottawa’s lone goal, and Andrew Hammond stopped 29 of 36 shots.
DEVILS 2, WILD 1
In St Paul, Minnesota, Jon Merrill put New Jersey ahead in the third period with his first goal of the season and Cory Schneider made 17 saves as the Devils beat Minnesota to snap a season-high three-game losing streak.
Adam Henrique scored for New Jersey 1 minute, 21 seconds into the third period, but Minnesota’s Zach Parise got his 16th goal less than 2 minutes later. That score was Parise’s first against his former team.
Merrill broke the tie 6 minutes, 26 seconds into the third, while Schneider made 10 saves.
Darcy Kuemper made 15 saves in his return from a concussion for the Wild, suffering his first regulation loss of the season in 10 games.
Beginning a season-long four-game trip and missing several key players, the Devils got just enough offense against similarly stingy Minnesota.
Both teams entered play among the top five in the NHL in fewest goals allowed per game.
BLACKHAWKS 6, AVALANCHE 3
In Chicago, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa each scored two goals as Chicago pounded Colorado to extend their season-high win streak to seven.
Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists to help Chicago chase Semyon Varlamov and improved to 18-5-1 at home. Brandon Mashinter scored his second career goal and Corey Crawford had 34 saves.
The Blackhawks (58 points) moved within four points of idle Dallas for the top spot in the Western Conference.
Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist for Colorado, who had won three in a row and four of six. Nathan MacKinnon also scored and Calvin Pickard finished with 13 stops in relief of Varlamov, who had 16 saves.
SABRES 4, JETS 2
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sam Reinhart scored three goals for his first NHL hat-trick as Buffalo beat Winnipeg to snap a six-game losing streak.
Former Jets forward Evander Kane had an assist on Reinhart’s empty-net goal in his first game against the team that traded him on Feb. 11 last year in a multiplayer deal.
Marcus Foligno also scored for Buffalo, and Linus Ullmark made 42 saves.
Blake Wheeler and Mathieu Perreault scored for the Jets, and Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 25 shots.
In other results, it was:
‧ Red Wings 2, Ducks 1
‧ Panthers 2, Oilers 1
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