Wednesday Caps Clips: 767 for 8

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Ovechkin makes history and AJF gets his first as the Caps topple the Isles in the shootout, and more.

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• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s history-filled win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Laviolette, Ovechkin/Kuznetsov, AJF/Orlov, recap), Isles (and again), NHL, AP, FLM, WaPo, NBCSW, Newsday, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and Lighthouse Hockey.
• And there it is: #767 for Alex Ovechkin, as he overtakes Jaromir Jagr for sole possession of third on the all-time goals list. [Caps, NHL, ESPN, The Score, PHT, NBCSW]

• Jagr issued his congratulations… and what we hope was a joke about coming back to challenge Ovechkin. Stay away, Jaromir.

• Slightly overshadowed but also worth celebrating was the fact that Axel Jonsson-Fjallby picked up his first career goal last night…

• …and was rewarded with the traditional postgame shaving-cream-to-the-face moment from resident shaving cream distributor Tom Wilson.

• Last night marked the first return to DC for former Cap-turned-Islander/traitor Zdeno Chara, which led to some reflection by some of his old ‘mates. [WHN]
• A return to health has signaled a return to power-play success for the Caps lately. [NBCSW]
• How good was the Caps’ recent road trip out west? [S&S]
• If you were hoping for a Braden Holtby/Caps reunion at the deadline, well… the Stars may not be so eager to part with him after Anton Khudobin underwent hip surgery. [NBCSW]
• With Lars Eller still stuck in Vancouver, the Caps recalled forward Mike Vecchione from the Bears. [Caps]
• Finally, happy 51st birthday to David Harlock, happy 44th to Brian Willsie, and happy 40th to Louis Robitaille, and raise a glass to the memory of Roger Crozier, who would have been 80 years old today.