WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin became the leading scorer in Capitals’ history, raising his career point total to 827 with a pair of assists in Washington’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
Sean Monahan scored the winning goal for Calgary at 4:17 of the extra period after the Flames tied it late in regulation.
Washington has lost five straight since winning at Calgary on Oct. 25.
Ovechkin moved atop the scoring list when his shot from the left point was deflected by Nicklas Backstrom through the legs of goalie Jonas Hiller at 10:18 of the first period.
That broke a tie with Peter Bondra, who stood and cheered from the owner’s box as Ovechkin raised his arms in triumph.
Bondra needed 961 games to reach 825 points; Ovechkin was playing in his 691st game.
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