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Ovechkin's three goals give him a league-leading 52 and made him the first to 50 in the NHL this season.
He was credited with a fourth goal in the third period, but official scorers changed it later, giving him an assist on Brooks Laich's power-play goal that made it 9-2.
Ovechkin's two assists gave him 38 on the season as Washington snapped Boston's six-game winning streak.
Linemate Nicklas Backstrom added three assists in the first period and scored once in the second period. Laich and Matt Bradley scored two goals apiece, and Eric Fehr added three assists.
The 10 goals were a season-high for Washington.
Newly acquired Matt Cooke got the big first period started by scoring his first goal with the Capitals 32 seconds into the game. Bradley and Laich also scored in the period.
Donald Brashear scored the other Washington goal.
Goalie Cristobal Huet earned his second win in two starts since the Capitals got him from Montreal last week, stopping 20 shots in two periods before coming out after suffering some mild back spasms.
Boston goalie Tim Thomas started and wound up being pulled twice, giving up seven goals.
Notes: Backstrom's goal was his first since Jan. 17 Boston's ... Marco Sturm extended his point streak to eight games by scoring a second-period goal.
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