BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, transferring him 4 away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL file, and Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie on Tuesday evening to steer the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson additionally scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves to assist the Japanese Convention-leading Capitals snap a a three-game dropping streak.
David Pastrnak had two objectives, Vinni Lettieri scored one and Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 photographs for Boston, which misplaced its ninth in a row.
Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead with about 4 minutes left within the first interval, pushing a cross-crease move from Strome into an open web. He has 12 objectives in his final 18 video games and eight video games remaining this season to catch Gretzky.
The 39-year-old Russian additionally shot broad on an empty web within the remaining minutes.
The Bruins got here again within the second, getting a objective from Lettieri six minutes into the second after which the tying rating by Pastrnak with three minutes left within the interval. However Strome gave Washington the lead halfway by means of the third, grabbing a rebound off the again wall and slipping it previous Swayman.
Takeaways
Capitals: Ovechkin is averaging rather less than two objectives each three video games. At that tempo, he would move Gretzky within the penultimate sport of the season, on the New York Islanders on April 15.
Bruins: The followers bought what they wished from their draft lottery-bound crew: A objective from Ovechkin and a aggressive sport.
Key second
With 5 minutes left within the second interval, Boston’s Jeffrey Viel and Washington’s Dylan McIlrath squared off for a combat that appeared prefer it may be the spotlight of the evening for these followers really rooting for the Bruins.
Two minutes later, Pastrnak redirected a slap move from Morgan Geekie into the web to tie it 2-all.
Key stat
Capitals ahead and Massachusetts native Ryan Leonard performed his first NHL sport. The Hobey Baker Award finalist had back-to-back 30-goal seasons at Boston School, which was eradicated from the NCAA hockey match on Sunday evening.
Up Subsequent
The Capitals are in Carolina to play the Hurricanes on Wednesday evening and the Bruins go to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
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