Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie on Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Bruins at Boston.

Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves to help the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals snap a a three-game losing streak.

David Pastrnak had two goals, Vinni Lettieri scored one and Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots for Boston, which lost its ninth in a row.

Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead with about four minutes left in the first period, pushing a cross-crease pass from Strome into an open net. He has 12 goals in his last 18 games and eight games remaining this season to catch Gretzky.

The 39-year-old Russian also shot wide on an empty net in the final minutes.

Oilers 3, Golden Knights 2: Leon Draisaitl added to his NHL-leading goal total by scoring on a 5-on-3 power play to put Edmonton ahead for good, but Vegas clinched a playoff berth despite the loss.

The Golden Knights, who had their season-high six-game winning streak snapped, were assured a playoff spot when the Calgary Flames were beaten 3-1 by the Utah Hockey Club. Edmonton kept its slim hopes alive for the Pacific Division title, pulling to within seven points of the first-place Golden Knights. Both teams have eight games left.

Blues 2, Red Wings 1: Cam Fowler scored with 1:34 remaining in overtime and St. Louis won its 10th straight game. Jordan Kyrou also scored and Jordan Binnington made 20 saves for St. Louis, which moved into a tie with idle Minnesota for the first Western Conference wild-card spot with 88 points. Minnesota holds the tiebreaker with one more regulation and overtime win.

Utah 3, Flames 1: Kevin Stenlund and Barrett Hayton scored for the Utah Hockey Club in a win over visiting Calgary.

Canadiens 3, Panthers 2 (OT): Nick Suzuki scored his second of the game 29 seconds into OT as Montreal came back for a dramatic win over visiting Florida in the second game of a home-and-home. Suzuki also tied the game with 8.4 seconds remaining in regulation.