The Jets’ skid was snapped three games after the loss to the Capitals

John Carlson, Jacob Chacheron and Connor McMichael also scored for the Capitals, winners of five of their last six. Charlie Lundgren took 18 wickets.

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and Mark Schaeffel also scored for the Jets, who have dropped three straight, and Eric Comrie stopped 30 shots.

Carlson opened the scoring on a layup from Tom Wilson at 6:38 of the first period. Chychrun fired a point shot, hitting the bar and past the room, extending his goal-scoring streak to four games and his point streak to nine. He is now tied with Kelly Maker for the NHL lead in goals by a defenseman.

With 22 seconds left in the first, the Jets got one back as Gabriel Velardi reached the crease and buried a front-door pass from Kyle Conner. To open the second, Villardi scored his second on a turnover on the power play for his fourth goal in the last three games.

After receiving the puck at the point, Ovechkin turned and lobbed the puck to the net, and it beat the ball to give Washington a 3-2 lead. The goal is the 186th goaltender Ovechkin has scored in his NHL career. Ovechkin has scored six goals in his last six games.

The 40-year-old was honored at a pre-game ceremony for his 900-goal and 1,500-game milestones.

Jets: Visit the storm on Friday.

Capitals: Host the Maple Leafs on Friday.