| 4-1 win over Thrashers They are five points behind Carolina for the Southeast Division lead - and Carolina was soundly smacked last night by the Sabres.
Laich X 2, Cooke and Ovechkin scored.
The Capitals also trail eighth-place Philadelphia by three points and ninth-place Buffalo by one.
Kolzig started for the second straight game. That's a nod to him.
He's tied with former ranger goalie Mike Richter for 22nd place on the NHL career wins list with 301.
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