Washington Capitals @ St. Louis Blues

36-30-13, 16-17-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	2	1	4
Blues STL	0	1	0	1

St. Louis BluesBluesSTL

52-20-7, 28-8-4 Home

Ovechkin gets 50th goal as Capitals whip Blues

Alex Ovechkin became the 11th player in NHL history to score 50 or more goals in a season five times, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the slumping St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Apr 8, 2014, 11:47 pm - Associated Press

NBCSN		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	2	1	4
	Blues	0	1	0	1

1st Period			WSH	STL
17:54		Alex Ovechkin (50) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (25), Joel Ward (22)	1	0

2nd Period		WSH	STL
2:39	Maxim Lapierre (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Steve Ott (14), Ryan Reaves (6)	1	1
8:52	Mikhail Grabovski (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Eric Fehr (16), Braden Holtby (2)	2	1
18:50	Nicklas Backstrom (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), Dmitry Orlov (7)	3	1

3rd Period			WSH	STL
0:16		Nicklas Backstrom (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (27), John Carlson (26)	4	1

CAPITALS

BLUES

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Blues
1
Capitals
4

Game 1

11/17

Capitals
4
Blues
1

Game 2

4/8

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, will have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the coming season as the league branches out into centralized production.

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

The Utah Mammoth have signed defenseman John Marino to an 8-year, $54M extension, the team announced Tuesday.

Bedard hoping to see a Chicago Blackhawks' reunion with Kane

On the day the Blackhawks star met with the media after signing his new contract, Chicago's Connor Bedard made his pitch to winger Patrick Kane to return to the club he began his NHL career with and chase another Stanley Cup.

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Washington Capitals @ St. Louis Blues

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Ovechkin gets 50th goal as Capitals whip Blues

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NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

Mammoth sign defenseman John Marino to 8-year, $54M extension

Bedard hoping to see a Chicago Blackhawks' reunion with Kane