Ovechkin scores 50th, takes NHL points lead

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04/09/2010 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Ovechkin took over the goal-scoring and points lead with his pair of markers and an assist as the Washington Capitals took a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Verizon Center.

Ovechkin now has 50 goals on the season and is one ahead of Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby for the Maurice Richard Trophy. Also, he now sits at 109 points and is one ahead of Vancouver's Henrik Sedin for that mark.

Nicklas Backstrom scored twice while Jason Chimera also lit the lamp for the Capitals, who have already clinched the best record in the NHL and have now won five in a row. Jose Theodore stopped 29 shots in the win.

Evgeny Artyukhin and Clarke MacArthur each had a goal for the Thrashers, who have dropped their past four games. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 42 shots in the loss.

With the score tied in the third, the Capitals took the lead on Ovechkin's 50th of the season near the midway mark.

Chimera scored about 2 1/2 minutes later and Backstrom's second goal of the game 49 seconds later made it a 5-2 game.

Washington scored with 5:16 left in the first for a 1-0 lead. Ovechkin's first shot went wide of the net, but he got the puck back and put another shot on net. Pavelec stopped the shot, but Backstrom was there to put home the rebound.

Atlanta tied the game at the 11:15 mark of the second as Arturs Kulda sent a pass from the left circle to the slot where Artyukhin's one-timer found the back of the net.

Less than two minutes later, the Thrashers took the lead on MacArthur's shorthanded goal, but Ovechkin tied the game with 3:56 left in the frame on a slap shot that sailed past Pavelec.

Game Notes

The Capitals swept the season-series with Atlanta and has won eight straight...Over his five seasons in the NHL, Ovechkin has 269 goals in 395 games...Washington closes its regular season at home against Boston on Sunday...Atlanta, which went 16-18-7 on the road this season, closes out its campaign at home against Pittsburgh on Saturday.

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