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Washington • Alex Ovechkin was a bit off and still on target.
The Russian star scored with 48 seconds left and goalie Phillip Grubauer off for an extra attacker to cap a late three-goal rally, and the Washington Capitals went on to beat Philadelphia 5-4 in a shootout Sunday.
"I'll be honest with you, I missed my shot," Ovechkin said. "It was kind of funny. I didn't get all of it."
Mike Green cut Washington's deficit to 4-2 with 8:40 remaining, and Dmitry Orlov pulled the Capitals within one with 3:31 to go. The two defensemen scored on long slap shots past Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason.
"I think we had too much perimeter stuff, and once we just started peppering him with shots, one was bound to go in," Green said.
Ovechkin then tied it with his NHL-leading 27th goal.
In the shootout, Eric Fehr and Nicklas Backstrom scored, and Grubauer made two saves on three shots to give Washington the victory. EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 33 22 9 2 46 92 70
Montreal 35 20 12 3 43 88 75
Tampa Bay 33 19 11 3 41 90 80
Detroit 35 15 11 9 39 89 94
Toronto 34 17 14 3 37 97 99
Ottawa 34 13 15 6 32 96 111
Florida 34 12 17 5 29 78 109
Buffalo 33 7 23 3 17 55 96
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 34 23 10 1 47 105 74
Washington 33 18 12 3 39 105 97
Carolina 34 14 13 7 35 79 94
N.Y. Rangers 34 16 17 1 33 76 91
Columbus 33 14 15 4 32 85 92
Philadelphia 33 14 15 4 32 76 91
New Jersey 34 13 15 6 32 78 85
N.Y. Islanders 34 9 19 6 24 83 118
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 36 24 7 5 53 135 101
St. Louis 31 22 6 3 47 110 73
Colorado 31 21 9 1 43 88 73
Minnesota 35 19 11 5 43 81 81
Dallas 31 15 11 5 35 90 93
Nashville 33 16 14 3 35 77 92
Winnipeg 34 14 15 5 33 90 100
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 34 22 7 5 49 108 87
Los Angeles 34 22 8 4 48 94 68
San Jose 33 20 7 6 46 108 82
Vancouver 35 20 10 5 45 98 83
Phoenix 32 18 9 5 41 104 100
Calgary 33 13 15 5 31 86 106
Edmonton 34 11 20 3 25 91 117
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday's Games
Washington 5, Philadelphia 4, SO
N.Y. Rangers 4, Calgary 3, SO
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 0
Florida 2, Montreal 1
Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1
Edmonton at Anaheim, late
Monday's Games
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Winnipeg at Columbus, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.