Capitals 5, Blackhawks 3

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th of his career, the second being the game winner, as Washington rallied to beat Chicago on Friday night.

Ovechkin scored No. 894 on the power play with 13:47 left in regulation to put Washington ahead after Dylan Strome tied it earlier in the third period. The 39-year-old Russian superstar also opened the scoring with his 893rd less than four minutes in.

It all came with Gretzky in attendance for the first time during this chase. He should be there Sunday at the New York Islanders when Ovechkin has his next chance to make hockey history.

Martin Fehervary also scored and Charlie Lindgren, playing because No. 1 goaltender Logan Thompson is out with injury, made 19 saves to help the Eastern Conference and Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals win for just the second time in six games.

Ryan Leonard scored his first career goal into an empty net with 1:36 left to seal it.

Tyler Bertuzzi, Frank Nazar and Philipp Kurashev scored for the last-place Blackhawks, and Spencer Knight allowed four goals on 28 shots.

With the score tied in the third period, Ovechkin took a pass from John Carlson and beat Knight for the go-ahead goal and his record-setting 136th game-winning goal.

Red Wings 5, Hurricanes 3

Ben Chiarot and Marco Kasper scored 26 seconds apart in the first period and Detroit held on for a victory over Carolina.

Patrick Kane, Michael Rasmussen and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit. Dylan Larkin added two assists and Cam Talbot made 30 saves as the Red Wings preserved their chances for a playoff berth.

Jackson Blake, Eric Robinson and Brent Burns scored for the Hurricanes, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped. Pyotr Kochetkov made 16 saves.

Seth Jarvis extended his point streak to six games by assisting on Blake’s goal. Justin Robidas assisted on Robinson’s goal for his first career point.

DeBrincat’s last-second empty-netter clinched the Red Wings’ win. Carolina defeated Detroit twice last month.

Carolina wasted an opportunity to move past Tampa Bay for second place in the Atlantic Division.