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Jakob Chychrun scored twice for the Capitals (47-17-9), who have lost three straight (0-2-1).
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Ovechkin scored his 890th NHL goal on Sunday, moving five away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 in his Washington Capitals' 8-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
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Eighteen days after arriving in Ottawa, the young center has fit in seamlessly — thanks in part to the help of an old friend.
Matvei Michkov scored twice for the Flyers, extending his NHL rookie goal-scoring lead to 24. Jakob Pelletier, Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, Tyson Foerster and Ryan Poehling also added goals while Samuel Ersson made 17 saves.
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Humbling as it is, Buffalo's Lindy Ruff didn't spend much time celebrating after becoming the NHL's second coach to win 600 games with one franchise.
The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference and will miss the playoffs for an NHL-record 14th straight season.
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The Hockey Writers on MSN3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 7-4 Loss to the FlyersThe Buffalo Sabres, in a season with little of it, have managed to garner a bit of momentum. Whooping the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-3 and even toppling the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 will do that.