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Ovechkin scores No. 715 to lift Capitals past Flyers 5-3
PHILADELPHIA - Washington can credit this win to the milestones: Alex Ovechkin scored his 715th career goal, John Carlson reached 500 career points and goalie Ilya Samsonov got his first career assist.Nic Dowd used another fat number — a 185-foot empty-netter — to seal the victory."I can't believe it's taken that long to end one that way," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette. "It puts it out of reach."Ovechkin continued his move up the NHL career goals list to help the Capitals win their third straight game, 5-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.Ovechkin moved two goals shy of matching Phil Esposito (717) for sixth on the goals list.