Washington Capitals beat New York Rangers 3-2

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington netminder Olie Kolzig celebrated victory in his 700th NHL game on Sunday after Mike Green scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.

The 37-year-old Kolzig made 31 saves to collect career victory No. 296, a win that lifted the Capitals into top spot in the Southeast division.

"He made, in the third period, some unbelievable saves and one in the first period where he had to stretch out," Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters.

Kolzig praised his team mates and said the performance showed the Capitals' potential.

"We've got a young exciting team, and you saw tonight playing the Rangers, what kind of electricity can be generated," he told reporters.

Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored once and had two assists, including Green's game winner. Ovechkin leads the league in goals (47) and points (76).

"When you have two of the most skilled players in the league out there, Alex and Alexander (Semin), everyone shoots the puck well, and whoever gets a chance to shoot it has a good chance of it going in," Green told reporters.

Ovechkin opened the scoring with a powerplay goal 2:28 into the first period. After Sean Avery and Chris Drury scored for New York, Capitals center Boyd Gordon tallied off an Ovechkin assist with 15 seconds left in the second to level the score at 2-2.

Neither team scored in the third period.