Capitals' Holtby saves game, Ovechkin wins it with goal No. 499
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The Washington Capitals just summarized their dominant season in one epic sequence.
Braden Holtby robbed Derek Stepan in overtime before Alex Ovechkin went the other way and scored a beauty to lead the Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon.
The goal was Ovechkin's second of the game and the 499th of his career.
.@washcaps captain @ovi8 also moved into a share of the NHL lead w/ 24 goals this season (Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin and Vladimir Tarasenko).
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 9, 2016
Holtby hasn't lost in regulation since Nov. 10, going 19-0-2 over that span.
The Capitals improved to 31-7-3 with the victory, and look to continue their impressive play Sunday against the Ottawa Senators.
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