WASHINGTON (AP) — Dylan Cozens and Drake Batherson scored twice each for the Ottawa Senators, who spoiled Alex Ovechkin’s 1,500th game by routing the Washington Capitals 7-1 on Saturday night.

Ovechkin was also one shy of the 900-goal milestone , but Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark kept him and almost everyone else in a red jersey off the scoreboard.

Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators. Trevor van Riemsdyk managed a third-period goal for Washington.

The Capitals trailed 1-0 early in the second period when the game unravelled on them. Pinto drove the net and crashed into Washington goalie Charlie Lindgren, with the puck trickling over the goal line amid the chaos. When the Capitals challenged, officials ruled defenceman Jakob Chychrun had knocked Pinto

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