Ovechkin passes Messier in Capitals win against Senators

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueAlex Ovechkin buries a puck in the empty net, passing Mark Messier for 8th place on the League's all-time goals list with No. 695OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin passed Mark Messier for eighth place in NHL goals, scoring twice for the Washington Capitals in a 5-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Friday."You can see how my linemates and my whole team played tonight; every time they had a chance to find me out there, they tried to do it," Ovechkin said. "Obviously, I had plenty of chances today to score more, but I'll take two and move forward."The Capitals forward tied Messier with his 694th NHL goal when he shot on a 2-on-1 at 10:27 of the second period for a 3-1 lead and passed him with his 695th goal into an empty net with 15 seconds remaining in the third period for the 5-3 final. But we need to step it up next game, I think we've got a lot better."Video: WSH@OTT: Ovechkin scores, ties Messier on goals listThomas Chabot had a goal and an assist for Ottawa (18-24-9), which lost in regulation for the first time in four games."We showed some resiliency, for sure," Senators coach D.J. Smith said. It was the Senators' NHL-best 12th shorthanded goal.Chabot scored with a wrist shot from the top of the slot to make it 3-2 at 11:31."There's some positives to take out of that [game]," Chabot said. "He stepped away from the All-Star Game to prepare himself to make a run the second half here and get himself ready to push our team to the ultimate goal for our group, which is a Stanley Cup."Video: WSH@OTT: Hagelin goes top shelf for shorthanded goalOvechkin is five goals from becoming the eighth player in NHL history to score 700.