Ovechkin scores 742nd in Capitals' 4-3 win over Blue Jackets
Capitals Blue Jackets Hockey Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, right, chases the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon) (Paul Vernon)COLUMBUS, Ohio — (AP) — Alex Ovechkin got his 742nd career goal, Conor Sheary scored with 1:22 left and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Friday night. He got his second second of the night and second of the season on a breakaway at 7:23. Kuraly pulled the Blue Jackets within one with his second of the night at 8:11, over a sprawling Martin Fehervary. Kuraly got Columbus on the scoreboard with his first with the Blue Jackets, burying a bouncing rebound from Alexandre Texier 2:33 into the game.
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