Heavyweight Fight Steals Alex Ovechkin's Spotlight in Capitals-Bruins Clash

Each player dropped briefly but quickly returned to his feet, with referee Wes McCauley and his crew allowing the scrap to continue until both fighters had clearly run out of gas.

The bout ended in what many described as a draw and was the Spittin' Chiclets account on X quickly labeled a candidate for "Fight of the Year."

With less than five minutes left in the first frame, Ovechkin made an actual impact in the game by scoring his 891st career goal on a power play.

The goal moved Ovechkin within four goals of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894, with the Capitals still having eight games left to play through the regular season.

Ovechkin's goal on Tuesday put the Capitals up 2–0. The Bruins rallied to tie the game in the second period behind goals from David Pastrnak and Vinni Lettieri. 

Dylan Strome scored Washington's third goal of the evening, giving his team the lead once again. Tom Wilson doubled the Capitals' lead four minutes later before Pastrnak cut it in half with less than five minutes left to play.

The Caps held on and beat Boston 4-3 to break a worrying three-game losing streak, remaining atop the Eastern Conference standings.

The Bruins, meanwhile, have now lost nine straight games and sit eight points out of the final wild card spot with seven games remaining.