jets 5, capitals 4, ot

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but Washington lost 5-4 in overtime to Winnipeg on Saturday in a showdown of the top two teams in the NHL.

Ovechkin tied the score with 7:39 left, setting off “Ovi! Ovi!” chants from a sellout crowd. His 24th goal of the season keeps him on pace to challenge Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

Josh Morrissey scored his second goal of the game 1:57 into 3-on-3 OT to extend the Jets’ winning streak to six.

panthers 5, blackhawks 1

Sam Reinhart got his 30th goal of the season and added two assists, Matthew Tkachuk scored for the third time in the last four games and Florida beat Chicago.

The win was the 900th regular-season victory as a coach for Florida’s Paul Maurice, who is the fourth to hit that milestone. The others: Scotty Bowman (1,244), Joel Quenneville (969) and Barry Trotz (914).

Chicago got the fastest goal in franchise history, with Landon Slaggert scoring seven seconds in.

islanders 3,

lightning 2, ot

Tony DeAngelo converted on a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime to lift New York to their seventh straight win.

Nikita Kucherov tied it with 46.1 seconds left in regulation for Tampa Bay.

bruins 6, rangers 3

David Pastrnak scored three goals and added an assist to lead Boston to a victory over New York on Saturday, spoiling J.T. Miller’s return to the Rangers.

Miller scored twice in his first game with the Rangers one day after they reacquired him from Vancouver.

senators 6, wild 0

Ottawa scored once in the first period, twice in the second and three times in the third from six different players to beat Minnesota.

penguins 3, predators 0

Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and Pittsburgh beat Nashville.

kings 4, hurricanes 2

Kevin Fiala scored twice and Los Angeles beat Carolina.

maple leafs 4, oilers 3

Joseph Woll stopped 45 shots and Toronto beat Edmonton.