Capitals vs Flames NHL Box Score - Mar 18, 2024

Washington Capitals vs Calgary Flames NHL game box score for Mar 18, 2024.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice and the visiting Washington Capitals rode a three-goal second period to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday that lifted them into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card position.

Kevin Rooney and MacKenzie Weegar replied for the Flames , who saw their two-game winning streak come to an end. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 28 shots. Ovechkin reached the 20-goal mark for the 19th time in his 19-year career at 5:58 of the second period. Ovechkin was set up at the doorstep and redirected Max Pacioretty's pass for the power-play marker, his 12th goal in the last 21 outings.Another Ovechkin power-play goal made it a 3-0 affair at 9:16 of the middle frame. He unloaded a patented one-timer from the left face-off dot to pull him 51 goals behind Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 NHL tallies.

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