<\/a><\/p>\nWashington goalie Charlie Lindgren had 34 saves and improved to 18-11-5. He has won five of his last six games with a .956 save percentage.<\/p>\n
Calgary rookie Dustin Wolf allowed four goals on 32 shots in his third straight start and saw his record dip to 3-4-1. Wolf had allowed three goals on 67 shots in winning his last two games.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin\u2019s 20th goal of the season made it 2-0 at 5:58 of the second period. Ovechkin went to the net where he neatly deflected a hard centring pass from Max Pacioretty into the top corner. After pumping his arms in celebration, Ovechkin immediately looked over at Pacioretty and pointed, acknowledging the terrific pass.<\/p>\n
Just over three minutes later, Washington\u2019s power play struck again. Ovechkin set up at the top of the faceoff circle, stick cocked. When John Carlson slid a pass across, Ovechkin leaned into a slap shot that beat Wolf inside the near post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a hell of a hockey player over there. He had a couple of good chances. But it\u2019s pretty cool to say you stopped a few,\u201d Wolf said.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin has 12 goals in 20 games since the All-Star break after scoring just nine times in 44 games before that. He raised his career goal total to 843, second to \u2014 and 51 behind \u2014 Wayne Gretzky.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all cheering for him,\u201d Lapierre said. \u201cIt was two really big goals tonight, too. We\u2019re just super happy for him and we\u2019re just trying to help him in this chase. He\u2019s looking pretty damn good. He was the spark we needed tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Capitals have been helped in their playoff chase by a rejuvenated power play. On Jan. 18, Washington had the league\u2019s third-worst power play at 13.3%. Over the last two months, including going 2 for 3 against Calgary, the Capitals have the league\u2019s third-best power play at 29.1%.<\/p>\n
Calgary briefly got back to within two goals at 10:41 of the second period on Rooney\u2019s second goal of the season and first in 17 games.<\/p>\n
But Lapierre\u2019 scored four minutes later and restored the three-goal cushion at 4-1.<\/p>\n
Weegar\u2019s 16th of the season at 7:12 of the third \u2014 third best among NHL defensemen \u2014 got Calgary within two again, but that\u2019s as close as the Flames could get.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpecial teams got beat tonight and you saw that on the scoreboard,\u201d Rooney said. \u201c … It\u2019s on the penalty kill guys have to do a better job, myself right up there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Calgary was 0 for 3 on the power play.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think we did a good enough job special team-wise. For me, that was the difference in the game,\u201d Calgary coach Ryan Huska said. \u201cBoth our power play is not generating anything for us, but also giving them momentum, and our penalty kill did that, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacob Markstrom (lower body) is back skating and coach Ryan Huska said he could return to action as soon as this weekend. The veteran Flames goaltender has missed the last five games.<\/p>\n
UP NEXT<\/h2>\n
Capitals: Host Toronto on Wednesday to open a four-game homestand.<\/p>\n
Flames: At Vancouver on Saturday.<\/p>\n
___<\/h2>\n
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