Devils 3-2 Capitals (Feb 22, 2020) Final Score

Washington Capitals

37-18-6, 21-9-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	0	1	1	2
NJ	1	1	1	3

700 club: Capitals' Alex Ovechkin scores for milestone goal

With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in hockey have been.

Feb 22, 2020, 06:00 pm - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	1	2
	Devils	1	1	1	3

1st Period			WSH	NJ
12:55		Jesper Bratt (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Damon Severson (19)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	NJ
12:12		Wayne Simmonds (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jesper Bratt (14), Nikita Gusev (26)	0	2
14:44		Tom Wilson (19) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (56), Nicklas Backstrom (37)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	NJ
4:50		Alex Ovechkin (42) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (29), Nick Jensen (6)	2	2
18:01		Damon Severson (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nikita Gusev (27), Kyle Palmieri (20)	2	3

CAPITALS

DEVILS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Capitals
6
Devils
3

Game 1

12/20

Devils
5
Capitals
1

Game 2

1/11

Devils
2
Capitals
5

Game 3

1/16

Capitals
2
Devils
3

Game 4

2/22

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	49	19	9	107
Carolina	46	26	4	96
New Jersey	41	29	7	89
NY Rangers	36	33	7	79
NY Islanders	34	32	10	78
Columbus	34	33	9	77
Pittsburgh	31	35	12	74
Philadelphia	31	37	9	71

Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1

— Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday.

Caufield and Laine score in 2nd period to rally the Canadiens to a 2-1 win over the Predators

— Cole Caufield and Patrik Laine scored in the second period to rally the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

Senators beat Blue Jackets 4-0 to move to brink of 1st playoff spot since 2017

— Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for Ottawa's second straight shutout and the Senators moved to the brink of their first playoff appearance since 2017, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Sunday for their third straight victory.

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Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

Stars of the Game

Damon SeversonD - NJ

Mackenzie BlackwoodG - NJ

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

700 club: Capitals' Alex Ovechkin scores for milestone goal

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

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