With 22 seconds left in the first, the Jets got one back as Gabriel Vilardi got to the crease and buried a front-door pass from Kyle Connor. To open the second, Vilardi scored his second off a deflection on the power play for his fourth goal in the last three games.
After getting the puck at the point, Ovechkin turned and lobbed the puck toward the net, and it beat Comrie to give Washington a 3-2 lead. Comrie is the 186th different goaltender Ovechkin has scored on in his NHL career. Ovechkin has six goals in his last six games.
The 40-year-old was honoured for his 900-goal and 1,500-game milestones in a pre-game ceremony.
Up next
Jets: Visit the Hurricanes on Friday.
Capitals: Host the Maple Leafs on Friday.
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Sammi Silber, The Associated Press