WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice and reached the 30-goal plateau for the 20th time in his career, and the Washington Capitals gained ground in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 6-4 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

Miroshnichenko scored twice on three shots in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Mammoth. Miroshnichenko's first goal opened the scoring just 2:07 into the game. He added an insurance tally in the third period to secure the first multi-goal game of his career.

Jack Hughes had two goals and three assists and Dawson Mercer scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 7-3 on Thursday night.