Dylan Strome had two goals with two assists, while Alex Ovechkin scored career goal 898 and also added an assist, as the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight, 5-1 over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday night.

Ovechkin, who assisted on Strome's first-period goal, notched his first of the season 1:19 into the third to put the Capitals ahead 3-1. Strome added an insurance tally with 8:28 remaining in regulation for Washington, which also got a goal from Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson, and outshot the Wild 45-14 for the game.

Directly off a Strome face-off win, the puck slid to Ovechkin, who one-timed it home from near the top of the circle and by Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson to move closer to No. 900.

Marcus Johansson scored for Minnesota, which was unable to generate any

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