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NHL: Washington 4, St. Louis 2

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Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander (92) of Sweden knocks St. Louis Blues center Jay McClement (18) to the ice after a face off in the 1st period on December 18, 2008 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. (UPI Photo/ Mark Goldman) 
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Published: Dec. 18, 2008 at 10:02 PM

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Viktor Kozlov scored twice and had an assist Thursday, carrying the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over St. Louis.

The Capitals won their fifth straight and improved the second-best home record in the NHL to 13-1-1. San Jose has the best home mark at 16


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Tomas Fleischmann and Alexander Ovechkin also scored for Washington and rookie Simeon Varlamov, in his second start of the season, saved 29-of-31 shots.

St. Louis lost its fifth in a row. Ben Bishop suffered his first setback of the campaign while allowing four goals on 29 shots.

Kozlov opened the scoring with 3:46 left in the first period and then put the Capitals in front for good at 2:54 of the second by grabbing a rebound and putting it past Bishop.

Ovechkin's goal was his 20th of the season.

Topics: Alexander Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov
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