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Alex Ovechkin scores 650th career goal as Capitals down Maple Leafs
TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin scored the 650th goal of his career and Braden Holtby made 40 saves as the Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night.
Tom Wilson, with a goal and an assist, and Brett Connolly also scored for Washington (34-20-7), which won consecutive games for the first time in two weeks. Lars Eller added two assists.
Andreas Johnsson and John Tavares replied for Toronto (36-20-4). Frederik Andersen made 25 stops.