Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th goal, inching closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894, but the Washington Capitals suffered an 8-5 defeat against the Buffalo Sabres. The Capitals' third consecutive loss, which matches their longest losing streak this season, was marked by a departure from their usual structured play. Coach Spencer Carbery expressed disappointment, noting that the team struggled against the Sabres' high-risk style. As the season winds down with nine games left, the Capitals aim to regroup, starting with an important matchup against Boston.
"We get what we deserved tonight," Coach Spencer Carbery said. "I don't know if it's a mental block with our group. It's just something that when they see a team like this, they want to play their style of game, and it goes south on us. That's not who we are. It's disappointing."
Ovechkin scored his 890th goal midway through the third period. He is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894.
The run-and-gun, high-risk Sabres had the Capitals on their heels throughout. Washington abandoned its typically highly structured style of play, and that spelled trouble.
Before the game, Carbery emphasized the importance of how it starts, with an eye on taking an early advantage against a team that played the day before.
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