Alex Ovechkin, Caps bring urgency into matchup at Canadiens

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Alex Ovechkin will try to match the longest goal-scoring streak of his NHL career when the Washington Capitals visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Ovechkin has scored a goal in six straight games for the fifth time in his NHL career. The only time he scored in seven consecutive gameswas during his rookie season in 2005-06.

Ovechkin, 38, enters the game with 836 go