Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom each had a goal and an assist as their Capitals topped the division rival Flyers.
5-3 Wednesday night to reclaim sole possession of first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Ovechkin moved one point from reaching 1,200 for his career. He will become the third active player and 49th all-time to reach the mark.Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist, and Scott Laughton and Philippe Myers also scored for the Flyers, whose rally from a 5-0 deficit fell short. Philadelphia had won 16 of 21 to close within reach of a post-season spot after sinking to the NHL’s worst record in January. The Flyers remained seven points out of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Ovechkin opened the second-period scoring with a power-play tally at 2:32 with a wrist shot through goalie Brian Elliott’s legs. It was the league-leading 46th goal for Ovechkin, who is four shy of reaching 50 goals for the eighth time in his career. The Capitals greeted Elliott’s replacement, Cam Talbot, with more of the same, making it 5-0 on the first shot Talbot faced when a wide-open Backstrom fired a wrist shot high over the netminder from the slot.
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