VANCOUVER — Alex Ovechkin inched his way closer to the top of the history books Saturday with a goal that lifted his Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals , who sit one point out of the final wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren stopped 21-of-22 shots and Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for Vancouver.Vancouver pulled DeSmith with two minutes left on the game clock but couldn't beat Lindgren with the extra attacker.
Ovechkin gave Washington the lead 7:54 into the second with his 19th marker of the season. After a slow start to the campaign, the legendary Russian winger has 11 goals in his last 20 outings.
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