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NHL: Washington 5, Buffalo 2

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 24th goal Wednesday and added two assists in carrying the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over Buffalo.

The Capitals won their second straight and extended their lead over Atlanta in the Southeast Division to 12 points.

Ovechkin sent a pass to Nicklas Backstrom just 79 seconds into the game and Backstrom fired a one-timer from just inside the left circle that gave Washington a lead it would not relinquish.

Michael Neuvirth got the win by making 32 saves and Washington cooled off a team that had won six of its previous eight games. Ryan Miller gave up all five goals on 38 shots.

Washington took a 3-2 lead into the third period, during which the Capitals scored two power-play goals. One came from Backstrom and the other from Ovechkin.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 12/23/2009

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