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WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal and had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 to continue their strong start. Ovechkin is now 37 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record. He also set up goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas. Wilson ended an 0-for-22 power-play drought with his team-leading sixth goal of the season. The Capitals have won seven of their first nine games for the first time since 2015-16. Montreal's Cole Caufield scored his 10th goal to tie for the league lead.
