Florida Panthers' Jaromir Jagr (68) and New York Islanders' Johnny Boychuk (55) skate for control of the puck as Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss (1) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Florida Panthers' Jaromir Jagr (68) and New York Islanders' Johnny Boychuk (55) skate for control of the puck as Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss (1) watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Credit: Frank Franklin II

Washington — Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach and exceed the 1,000-point plateau, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

Becoming the 84th player in NHL history to hit the milestone, Ovechkin put the team on his back as Washington won its seventh consecutive game and snapped Pittsburgh’s winning streak at five.

Justin Williams and Nicklas Backstrom also scored, and Braden Holtby made 30 saves.

Ovechkin wasted no time picking up his 1,000th point, beating Marc-Andre Fleury just 35 seconds in for his 20th goal this season. He’s the only player to score 20 in every season since 2005-06, his rookie year.

In true Ovechkin fashion, the Russian superstar scored from his spot on the power play in the second period for his 1,001st point.

Evgeni Malkin, who was picked second behind Ovechkin in 2004, and Patric Hornqvist scored for Pittsburgh.

Panthers 2, Islanders 1

New York — Jason Demers scored the tiebreaking goal early in the second period, Roberto Luongo stopped 29 shots and Florida held on for a victory over New York.

Keith Yandle also scored for Florida, which won for the fourth time in six games.

Canadiens 7, Jets 4

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Phillip Danault and Artturi Lehkonen each scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens dominated Winnipeg.

Tomas Plekanec and Sven Andrighetto, with his first of the season, also had goals for the Canadiens.