Caps beat Rangers in OT; Sabres win
Posted February 10, 2008 10:00 pm
WASHINGTON -- Mike Green scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stopped 31 shots in his 700th career game and Washington regained first place in the Southeast Division with a victory over New York 3-2 in OT.
Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-high 47th goal of the season, compared to 46 in 2006-07, and had assists on Washington's other two goals. It was the 296th victory of Kolzig's career, tied with Ron Hextall for 23rd place on the career list. He has been in goal for 20 of Washington's 27 wins this season.
Chris Drury and Sean Avery scored for New York, which had its four-game road winning streak.
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