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Now, it appears the 20-year-old rookie will get a chance to play on the same line with Ovechkin, who is chasing another NHL milestone, when the Capitals (6-3-0) visit the Dallas Stars (5-3-1) at American Airlines Center as part of an ESPN tripleheader on Tuesday (8:30 p.m. ET; ESPN).

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Some roster movement from the team in the U.S. capital. On Monday, Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery announced that forward Dylan Strome is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

Ovechkin, who was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NHL Draft, takes pride in having played them all with the Capitals. He and pitcher Walter Johnson, who played for Major League Baseball's Washington Senators from 1907-27, are the only athletes to play 21 seasons for a Washington sports team.

A tight game for two periods turned into a 5-1 rout for the Washington Capitals over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 899th career goal and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Friday night. John Carlson and Connor McMichael also each had a goal and an assist,

Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators (4-4-1), who are 3-1-1 in their past five games. Linus Ullmark made 12 saves. Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for the Capitals (6-3-0), who won 5-1 at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves.