Ovechkin had a chance to pass Jagr, but his shot was deflected wide by Lindholm with two seconds remaining. He'll have another chance for No. 767 when the Capitals play the second of a back to back at the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; TNT, SN, SN1, TVAS, NHL LIVE).
"Yeah. I was hoping so, but it hit his skates," Ovechkin said. "It's OK. I'll take it tomorrow."
NOTES: Washington is 20-3-4 when Ovechkin scores. … Ovechkin has scored in three consecutive games and has four goals and three assists in a four-game point streak. Sheary also has a four-game point streak (four goals, two assists). … Ovechkin has 157 multigoal games, one from tying Brett Hull for second in NHL history (Wayne Gretzky, 189) and 120 game-winning goals, one from tying Gordie Howe for second in NHL history (Jagr, 135). ... Ovechkin and center Nicklas Backstrom played together in an NHL game for the 1,000th time, becoming the first set of Capitals teammates to accomplish the feat. Los Angeles Kings forwards Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown are the only other active set to play 1,000 games together. ... Center Mikael Backlund played his 800th NHL game, all with the Flames.