Senators: Even without scoring, Alexander Ovechkin finds ways to celebrate

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Ottawa- Alexander Ovechkin He may not have joined Gordie Howe with his 801st goal, but he still has every reason to smile.

Marcus Johansson Move the ropes after 2:04 of play into overtime and Washington Capitals The Ottawa Senators were defeated 3-2 on Thursday.

Evgeny Kuznetsov And the Sony Milano Also scored for capitals. Darcy Comber stopped 23 shots in his first start since suffering an upper body injury on December 3.

“I had good chances from my debut on the ice. I just have to persevere. It will open with the next goal,” Ovie said after the match.

Alex DeBrinkat And the Drake Patterson He answered for the Senators, who suffered their third straight loss. Cam Talbot stopped 37 rounds.

Ovechkin two assists. However, he was unable to score in the fourth straight game and stayed one goal behind Gordie Howe and the second-leading scorer in NHL history.

“I’m sure he’s thinking about the record. He’s doing everything he can to score. It just won’t fit now. He’ll get it sooner or later,” summed up compatriot Kuznetsov.

However, his six shots on goal allowed him to pass Raymond Burke for first in league history, with 6,210.

“It’s great to be in the front row of a class, it doesn’t matter which one. I’m happy. I’m proud of this record.”

Paterson tied the game at 2-2 with 3:04 minutes left in the third period. Thus he extended his streak of consecutive matches with at least one point to 10.

Ovechkin looked like he might have scored his 801st career goal when the puck crossed the goal line at 5:25 of the second period. However, replays confirmed that Milan had handled the ball at the last minute, giving the Capitals a 2-1 lead.

Kuznetsov tied the score at 1-1 after an assist from Ovechkin on the power play after 7:01 of play in the first period.

DeBrincat started the game after 4:50, and deflected a shot by Nick Holden for his tenth goal of the season.

The Senators lost offensive tackle Tyler Mott and Rourke Chartier in the first period. Both suffered upper body injuries and have not returned to action since.

However, Tim Stötzl returned to action with the Senators after missing four games due to a shoulder injury.

The Capitals will have their final game before Christmas on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets. Ovechkin scored his 797th goal on December 11 against those same Jets.