New York (AP) – Alex Ovechkin obtained his 885th career objective to reach it in the middle of the third period, Tom Wilson scored 4:07 in overtime and Washington’s capital rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 Wednesday evening.
Ovechkin pulled nine goals while equalizing Wayne GretzkyNHL record, and Pierre-Luc Dubois Also marked for Washington. Charlie Lindgren had 15 stops when the capital obtained their second consecutive victory.
Artemi Panarin And Sam Carrick marked for the Rangers, and Igor Shesterkin had 23 stops. New York, which started the day in the eliminatory position for the first time since December 11, lost for the second time in six games.
In the additional period, Wilson diverted a pass from Dylan Strome On a break 2 against 1 after Strome circumvented a sliding defender.
Dubois obtained the capital on the dashboard 1:04 in the match with his 16th goal of the season and the third in four games. The Rangers, which came out of consecutive whitening against Nashville and the New York Islanders, had not abandoned a goal in 134: 43.
Take -out
Capitals: Washington won a victory against Ottawa on Monday which ended a sequence of three three -game defeats, and had to exceed the rules to obtain another victory.
Rangers: New York has failed to obtain its first three -game victories sequence since November 14 to 19 and was swept away in the season for the Capitals.
Key
Mika Zibanejad sent a pass through the front intended for JT Miller, But Miller was pushed out of position by Washington John Carlson. Wilson obtained the loose washer and started the rush around 1 winner in the other direction in overtime.
Key statistics
Washington was called for its 11th largest number of men’s penalties at the start of the second period.
The next
The Capitals welcome Detroit on Friday to open a two -game homeste and the Rangers visit Ottawa on Saturday.
