TORONTO — Alex Ovechkin tied Sergei Fedorov for most NHL points by a Russia-born player (1,179), but the Washington Capitals lost their seventh straight game, 6-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.
Nazem Kadri had a hat trick and an assist, William Nylander had three assists, and Frederik Andersen made 41 saves for the Maple Leafs (30-17-2), who had lost two in a row.
Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist, T.J. Oshie had two assists, and Braden Holtby made 31 saves for the Capitals (27-17-6), who are 0-5-2 during their losing streak. It is the first time Washington has lost seven straight since Jan. 12-24, 2014 (0-5-2).
Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 37th goal of the season at 3:51 of the second period to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead, taking a pass at the blue line from Oshie and scoring on a slap shot from the top of the right circle.
Nikita Zaitsev scored his first of the season to tie it 2-2 at 13:11 on a shot from the high slot. It was his first goal since March 30, 2018 (53 games).
Auston Matthews gave Toronto a 3-2 lead at 16:19, beating Holtby five-hole on the power play.
Kadri made it 4-2 at 2:10 of the third period on a one-timer off a pass from Connor Brown, and he completed the hat trick to extend the lead to 5-2 at 10:15 on a rebound into an open net after Brown’s initial shot hit the post.
Matt Niskanen cut it to 5-3 at 17:14, but Mitchell Marner scored into an empty net at 19:27 for the 6-3 final.
Backstrom gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 18:47 of the first period when he tapped in a cross-crease pass from Evgeni Kuznetsov on the power play.
Kadri scored 47 seconds later to tie it 1-1 when he jammed in a loose puck in the crease as Holtby was reaching to cover it.
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