Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 855 and 856, and the Capitals beat the Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night.
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 855 and 856 less than two minutes apart, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night in a back-and-forth showcase of the sport.Ovechkin moved 38 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, scoring two of the seven in the game's first 25 minutes.
Despite allowing four goals, Igor Shesterkin was arguably the best player on the ice in stopping 41 of the 45 shots he faced. New York got goals from Will Cuylle 58 seconds after Ovechkin's first, Chris Kreider on the power play and Filip Chytil on a deflection but could not give Shesterkin enough support.Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun left early with what the team called an upper-body injury.TAKEAWAYSRangers: Something is still off with center Mika Zibanejad, whose minutes are down.
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