WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alexander Ovechkin's record-setting goal in the first period wasn't enough to calm the nerves of the Washington Capitals, whose march toward the playoffs was being threatened by a nothing-to-play-for last-place team. His third-period blast that gave the Capitals the lead? Now, that did the trick. Serenaded again with chants of "MVP!" from the red-clad sellout crowd, Ovechkin scored his 64th and 65th goals Thursday night, breaking Luc Robitaille's single-season NHL mark for ...

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