WINNIPEG -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th goal to move closer to passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history, but the Winnipeg Jets recovered for a 3-2 overtime win to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

The Jets only needed one point to clinch and got it by dragging the game into overtime after Alex Ovechkin tied it for the Capitals with four minutes left in regulation. Nikolaj Ehlers finished the job 1:28 into the extra frame, scoring on a breakaway to cap the win.

Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime to help the Jets clinch a playoff spot by downing the Capitals 3-2 in a showdown between the NHL's top two teams. “That was a heavyweight battle right there. It really was,” said Arniel, who’s in his first year as Winnipeg’s head coach.