Dylan Strome, typically a man of many words, needed just a few to sum up the Washington Capitals’ win over the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena.

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists ... as Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 goals. Chris Kreider, Sam Carrick, Filip Chytil and Mika Zibanejad scored goals for ...

No matter how well they play, the New York Rangers always find a way to lose. Despite showing dome sparks of their former selves, the Rangers still lost 7-4 to the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon. The Rangers dominated the pace of play in the first period in what was a dominant start for a struggling team.

For most of the last five weeks, the Caps have been engaged in low-scoring, tight-checking contests. But on Saturday afternoon against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena, the Caps turned the clock back to their high-scoring ways of October and November,

Ovechkin has four goals in five games since returning from missing the previous 16 because of a broken left leg.

The Capitals have been playing well, with a 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games. They'll visit the KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Monday night.