The Washington Capitals returned to the win column Monday thanks to someone old and someone new.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the first period, rookie Ilya Samsonov recorded his first NHL shutout and the Washington Capitals rebounded from two straight losses to take care of the Carolina Hurricanes, 2-0.
Ovechkin passed Teemu Selanne for solo possession of 11th place on the all-time goals list. He entered the game tied with Selanne at 684; now, at 686, he is just four goals away from tying Mario Lemieux.
Samsonov, the 22-year-old Russian playing No.