Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets in a showdown of the top two teams in the NHL that lived up to that billing.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in a showdown of the NHL's top two teams that lived up to the billing.

Playing their first home game in exactly two weeks – after a five-game, 12-day road trip – the Caps were somewhat sluggish in the first, and it cost them. The Jets rolled out to an early 2-0 lead. It took Washington most of the game’s final 40 minutes to pull even,