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Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 63rd goal and got all sorts of help Tuesday night in Washington's 4-1 victory over Carolina.
The result leaves the teams tied atop the Southeast Division at 90 points with two games to go in the regular season.
Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich and Matt Cooke scored before Ovechkin's insurance goal, Sergei Fedorov and Mike Green contributed two assists apiece, and Cristobal Huet made 21 saves.
The Capitals (web|news) are celebrating a five-game winning streak for the first time since March 2001.
Now the Capitals have a chance to reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2002-03 season, sitting one point out of eighth place in the East. If they can pass the Hurricanes - as of now, Carolina holds the tiebreaker advantage - the Capitals would win their first division championship since 2000-01.
Both Washington and Carolina have two games left, against the same opponents: Tampa Bay and Florida. A regulation victory today would have allowed Carolina to clinch the division title and Number 3 seeding for the playoffs.
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