Alex Ovechkin scored his 218th power-play goal and the Capitals continued their dominance of Sergei Bobrovsky in a 4-3 victory over the Metropolitan Division-leading Blue Jackets on Saturday night in Washington.

Brett Connolly, Alex Chiasson and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for the Capitals, who have won five of seven. Braden Holtby stopped 32 of 35 shots, including 16 in the third period.

Bobrovsky allowed four goals on 23 shots, losing for the 12th time in 18 games against Washington.

Paul Byron got his first career hat trick, Alex Galchenyuk had a career-best four assists and the Canadiens beat the slumping Red Wings 10-1. ... Blackhawks G Corey Crawford will miss at least three games because of a nagging lower-body injury, coach Joel Quenneville said Saturday, and the Hawks will re-evaluate Crawford after those three games. Quenneville added the Hawks don’t expect Crawford to be out “long term.” ... Tuukka Rask made 28 saves to help the Bruins beat the Flyers 3-0, their club record-tying 10th straight loss. News services