"WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 903rd career NHL goal as the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Monday night. Ovechkin also passed Gordie Howe for the most regular-season goals scored at a single venue in NHL history with his 442nd goal at Capital One Arena. Matt Roy also scored for the Capitals, who ended a two-game losing skid to gain some traction in the standings."
"Washington, which has been struggling to finish at 5-on-5, opened the scoring early, as Roy got to the front of the net and tipped Aliaksei Protas' point shot past Darcy Kuemper. It was Roy's first goal in 25 games, dating back to last season. In the second period, Ovechkin crashed the crease and got to the front of the net before burying a behind-the-net feed from Connor McMichael. Ovechkin now has goals in back-to-back games and three of his past four overall."
Alex Ovechkin scored his 903rd career NHL goal as the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1. Ovechkin also passed Gordie Howe for the most regular-season goals scored at a single venue with his 442nd goal at Capital One Arena. Matt Roy opened the scoring by tipping Aliaksei Protas' point shot, his first goal in 25 games. Anze Kopitar scored on a power-play backdoor feed from Corey Perry to pull the Kings within one. Charlie Lindgren stopped 30 of 31 shots for the Capitals, while Darcy Kuemper saved 23 of 25 for the Kings. Washington has given up power-play goals in three straight games.
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