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Alex Ovechkin scores again, Capitals beat Oilers to end skid

Nov 7, 2022, 6:07 AM | Updated: 9:38 pm

Members of the Washington Capitals celebrate Evgeny Kuznetsov's goal in the second period of an NHL...

Members of the Washington Capitals celebrate Evgeny Kuznetsov's goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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              Edmonton Oilers center Ryan McLeod (71) skates with the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Edmonton Oilers left wing Zach Hyman (18) skates with the puck past Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) scores a goal against Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, left, and Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd chase for possession of the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) shoots a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Washington Capitals right wing Garnet Hathaway, left, skates past Edmonton Oilers defensemen Evan Bouchard (2) and Brett Kulak (27) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) skates with the puck past Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Washington Capitals left wing Sonny Milano chases after the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
            
              Members of the Washington Capitals celebrate Evgeny Kuznetsov's goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored for a third consecutive game, Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Ovechkin beat Stuart Skinner on the power play, making him the 163rd different NHL goaltender he has scored against. It’s also the third game in a row he has scored on a new goalie after Detroit’s Ville Husso and Arizona’s Karel Vejmelka became Nos. 161 and 162.

Goal No. 788 of Ovechkin’s career put him 13 back of Gordie Howe for second on the career list and 106 shy of Wayne Gretzky’s record that long seemed unapproachable. Ovechkin has heated up recently with five goals and two assists during a six-game point streak, including the setup of Kuznetsov’s goal with 1:51 left that turned out to be vital when the Oilers scored 45 seconds later.

Capitals newcomer Dylan Strome had two goals and an assist in his latest showdown with former junior hockey teammate Connor McDavid, who was playing his 500th regular-season NHL game. He stole the puck from Oilers forward Warren Foegele and scored late in the first period, added a second on the power play early in the second and, with Washington skating 5-on-3, delivered a perfect cross-crease pass to Kuznetsov for his first goal of the season.

Kuznetsov added two assists, and defenseman Erik Gustafsson also had three points — all on the power play, where Washington went 4 for 5.

McDavid added to his league-leading goal total with his 13th of the season and Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored in the third period, but the Oilers could not pull off the comeback and extended their losing streak to three. Nugent Hopkins also scored a goal batting the puck out of the air in the first, and Skinner allowed five goals on 31 shots.

Charlie Lindgren made 12 of his 25 saves in the third period of his fourth start with the Capitals, who were playing extremely short-handed with players adding up to almost $40 million in salary cap hits out of the lineup because of injury. Dmitry Orlov became the latest absence, joining defenseman John Carlson and forwards T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson, Connor Brown, Carl Hagelin and Beck Malenstyn.

Forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel made his Washington debut after being claimed off waivers Sunday from Toronto. Defenseman Lucas Johansen played his second NHL game and first of the season in place of Orlov. Aube-Kubel, who famously dropped and dented the Stanley Cup on the ice during Colorado’s championship celebration in June, delivered a big hit on Evander Kane in the first period of his first game with the Capitals.

UP NEXT

Oilers: Make the second stop on their four-game Eastern Conference road trip Tuesday night at the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Capitals: Host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

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