WASHINGTON -- For the second time in three days, Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 39th goal late against the Detroit Red Wings. This one wont be taken away. Ovechkins one-timer from the left circle on a power play 2:37 into overtime gave the Capitals a 6-5 win Sunday over the Red Wings, earning a split of a home-and-home set and tightening up things even more in the bottlenecked bottom half of the Eastern Conference. Ovechkin was originally credited with the goal that tied the score with 7 seconds left in regulation on Friday in Detroit -- a game the Red Wings eventually won in a shootout. The NHL has since reviewed the play and decided it instead belongs to Joel Ward on a deflection. Ward kept it up Sunday, getting two goals and an assist as he again benefited from the extra attention paid to Ovechkin, particularly on the power play. In overtime, however, the power play is 4-on-3, and that left plenty of space for the Russian Olympian to drive home the game-winner after Brendan Smith was sent off for tripping. "I was pretty much open," Ovechkin said. "Sometimes its kind of boring when they put one guy close to you and youre basically out of the game, but Wardo and everybody do a great job." Jason Chimera, John Carlson and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Capitals, who got a touchdowns worth of goals in their fifth consecutive Super Bowl Sunday home matinee. Michal Neuvirth made 25 saves. The Capitals and Red Wings are bunched in a six-team pack in which two points separate eighth place from 13th place in the East. Washington had lost seven of nine and three in a row at home. "Itll go right down to the end," Washington coach Adam Oates said. "Thats why youve got to get as healthy as you can. Every point matters. Hopefully your wave will come, and itll come at the right time." Ward has 17 goals, matching his career high for a season and making him the unlikely No. 2 scorer on the Capitals. "I definitely know Ive got a role on this team, and thats obviously to try to chip in as much as I can," Ward said. "But by no means Im not trying to be no superhero or Batman. Im just trying to help the team win." Gustav Nyquist had his first career hat trick and added an assist, and Tomas Tatar and Justin Abdelkader also scored for the Red Wings, who at least managed to end a long scoring drought away from home. Jimmy Howard stopped 22 shots. Nyquists goal at 11:40 of the first period ended the Detroits road scoreless run at 194:14. The Red Wings had been shut out for three consecutive away games, a streak equaled in franchise history only by the 1927-28 Detroit Cougars. It was one of those games where a trip to the concession stand was a risky proposition. The first period included three power-play goals in just 53 seconds of man-advantage time. In the second period, Tatar and Ward scored 19 seconds apart. Nyquist finished his hat trick just 42 seconds into the third period. "It was an old-fashioned pond hockey game out there," Howard said. "Every once in a while those games happen. The only thing weve got to take out of this is we found a way to get a point, and a lot of guys played well." Notes: Capitals D Mike Green missed his second consecutive game. He has been evaluated for concussion-like symptoms since getting hurt against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. ... Capitals F Brooks Laich sat out with a lower-body injury. cheapjerseyspl.us.com . Hector Morales got the first goal in the 7th minute, with de Nigris adding his double in the second half. Chilean international Humberto Suazo set up all three goals. 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Actually, though, the Bills wide receiver was penalized 15 yards for another celebration following his 5-yard scoring catch that put Buffalo ahead 14-7 in the second quarter. Johnson drew the flag for going to the ground while imitating the Jets "flight" celebration at the other side of the end zone. "I was just having fun and part of having fun ended up being a penalty and a touchdown for the Jets," Johnson said. "It was a stupid decision by myself." The penalty forced Buffalo to kick off from its 20-yard line. Dave Rayner, a substitute for injured kicker Rian Lindell, mis-hit the intended squib kick and it bounced off the Jets Emmanuel Cook, who recovered at the Buffalo 36. New York scored on a 14-yard pass from Mark Sanchez to Burress with 1:03 remaining in the half to make it 14-14. Burress, of course, served 20 months in prison for shooting himself in the leg in a nightclub in 2008 while he was with the Giants. Asked if his demonstration was meant as a personal knock at Burress, Johnson said "not at all." "I cant be doing that," he added. "I cost my team seven points. I feel I cost our team a win." Burress, who made a spectacular catch on the Jets late drive for the winning touchdown, said he wasnt aware of what Johnson did. "Ive seen worse, and Ive heard worse," Burress said. "So, it doesnt bother me at all. The reesult Im looking at is we won the football game .dddddddddddd.. and he turned around and dropped three wide-open balls to lose it for his team. "I mean, Ive already been through the wringer with that whole situation, so Ive dealt with it accordingly and put those things behind me. Youre going to see things, youre going to hear things, or whatever it may be, but it doesnt bother me at all. "Hes a young player and I like him a lot. I think hes a great young talent and is going to be a great player in this league." Although Bills coach Chan Gailey said he didnt see what action drew the penalty either, he criticized his team for a lack of maturity. "One of the things today was a lack of discipline and we have got to get that straightened out," Gailey said. "We need that kind of emotion without those glaring errors." Gailey told Johnson immediately after the penalty, "You cant do that stuff, it hurts the team." Johnson also had a key drop near the Jets goal line as Buffalo drove downfield in the final moments. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said it came on a play "we drew up in the dirt ... in the huddle." Johnson was wide open on the pass from the New York 47 and got both hands on the ball inside the Jets 25. But he couldnt hold on. "I didnt react fast enough," he said. It could have been a touchdown." Last year, Johnsons drop cost the Bills a potential winning TD in overtime against Pittsburgh. He was inconsolable after that loss, but not quite so devastated Sunday. 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