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WASHINGTON, Nov 24: Jaromir Jagr scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist as the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to three games with a 6-2 come-from-behind victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.
The Capitals scored six unanswered goals after trailing 2-0 midway through the second period.
Washington took the lead 37 seconds into the third when Jagr cracked a rebound from the top of the crease past rookie goaltender Dan Blackburn.
Andrei Nikolishin scored twice and Dainius Zubrus added his first goal of the season to seal the win for Washington, which fired a season-high 51 shots — including 27 in the second period — at the 18-year-old Blackburn.
Olaf Kolzig made 21 saves for the Caps.
The Rangers had won eight of their previous nine games.
The game ended with several melees in the final five minutes — 128 minutes in penalties were handed out in the third period.
Friday’s results (home team in CAPS):
BOSTON 3 Vancouver 2
MINNESOTA 5 Phoenix 2
BUFFALO 5 Calgary 2
COLUMBUS 2 Chicago 2 (OT)
NY ISLANDERS 3 Toronto 1
WASHINGTON 6 NY Rangers 2
DETROIT 3 St Louis 1
TAMPA BAY 2 New Jersey 0
NASHVILLE 5 Pittsburgh 0
DALLAS 3 Philadelphia 3 (OT)
—Reuters
