Alex Ovechkin's absence was brief. Ovechkin, who sat out one game with a lower body injury, scored his league-leading 44th goal, Curtis Glencross notched a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 on Saturday night. Jay Beagle added a goal and an assist for Washington, which broke a 1-all tie with three second-period scores against a Sabres team that played Friday night in Ottawa. ''I think we benefitted a little bit.It is a lot harder trip than people realize,'' Capitals coach Barry Trotz said of the Sabres travels. More...