Mangiapane made it 3-1 with 5:06 remaining, and Ovechkin scored career goal No. 873 with an empty-netter with 58 seconds left after blocking a shot and going the length of the ice. Ovechkin is 21 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record.
Saros stopped 27 of 29 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Wild. A rare outburst of offense from the Predators gave Saros ample support to earn his third win over five outings in January.
Logan Thompson made 32 saves for the Washington Capitals and the Nashville Predators lost 4-1 on home ice on Saturday.
But after goaltender Juuse Saros allowed his fifth goal in the second period and was pulled for just the second time this season, Nashville (11-18-7, 29 points) didn't have enough left to mount a ...