Alex Ovechkin tallies twice, powers Capitals past Rangers

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Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Washington Capitals in 5-3 win against the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday.

The Washington captain now has 857 career goals, 37 behind Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL record.

Aliaksei Protas had a goal and two assists and Connor McMichael and Nic Dowd also scored for the Capitals. Rasmus Sandin and Dylan Strome each had two assists, and