Alex Ovechkin scored at the 10:25 mark of the third period to lift the Capitals 3-2 over the Nashville Predators, who drop to 4-8-1 overall.

You knew it was coming,” said Predators coach Andrew Brunette, whose final seven seasons as a player overlapped with Alex Ovechkin’s first seven in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin calmly slid into the right circle and sniped a snapshot past a blinded Juuse Saros to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 triumph over the Nashville Predators. Ovechkin netted the score with 9:35 remaining in the victory Wednesday at Capital One Arena in Washington,