Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the Washington Capitals win to bring his goal total up to 695. The team improved their record to 34-12-5 to continue to lead atop the NHL.
The Caps scored two goals in the first period to take a commanding 2-0 lead to start. First it was T.J. Oshie on the deflection in with John Carlson and Jakub Vrana getting the helpers.
Evgeny Kuznetsov got a goal of his own at 11:22 off a pass from Jakub Vrana set up by Dmitry Orlov.