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OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 876th NHL goal and the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.
First Period_None. Penalties_Washington bench, served by Ovechkin (Too Many Men on the Ice), 2:12; Washington bench, served by Strome (Too Many Men on the Ice), 3:50.
Ovechkin locked in one record with his 874th goal. He broke the mark for the most goaltenders scored on after slotting one past Ottawa's Leevi Merilainen for a game-winning overtime goal.