WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal, Matt Niskanen had three assists and the Washington Capitals beat the streaking New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday night.Ovechkin gave Washington a 3-2 lead midway through the second period. He has four goals in his last four games,Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov each had a goal and an assist, and Andre Burakovsky and Joel Ward also scored for the Capitals.Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots. He has a 1.86 goals-against average over his last seven games.After a 3-2 overtime loss on Long Island on Wednesday night, the Capitals earned a split of the home-and-home set.John Tavares and Anders Lee scored for New York, and Chad Johnson made 22 saves. The Islanders, who began play tied with Pittsburgh atop the Metropolitan Division, had won five straight and 10 of 11.The Capitals took a 3-2 lead at 9:53 of the second when Tom Wilson skated in across the blue line and passed to Ovechkin, who fired past Johnson from the right circle for his 12th goal of the season.Kuznetsov went into the corner for a loose puck, skated out into the circle and fired a shot over Johnsons shoulder to make it 4-2 at 5:56 of the third.Washington didnt have a shot on goal until 10:01 of the first period, but a hooking call against Matt Martin gave its second-ranked power play unit a shot at New Yorks 29th-ranked penalty killers. Thirty-one seconds later, the Capitals opened the scoring when Niskanens slapper from the slot was deflected by Burakovsky past Johnson.Johanssons ninth of the season made it 2-0 at 18:27 of the period. The Capitals had gone nearly 150 minutes over parts of four games since their last even-strength goal.It took New York, which outshot Washington 11-5 in the first period, just 1:06 to tie it.First Tavares, all alone to the left of Holtby, banged home the rebound of a shot by Nick Leddy for his 10th of the season.Then with 27 seconds left in the period, Lee eluded Caps defenders to Holtbys right and redirected a pass from Travis Hamonic at the right point for the equalizer.NOTES: New York D Lubomir Visnovsky left in the second period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Washington F Brooks Laich (shoulder) returned to the lineup after missing 15 of the last 16 games. D Mike Green (upper-body injury) missed his second straight. ... Holtby passed Pat Riggin for sixth place on the Capitals franchise wins list with 68. ... Jack Capuano coached his 300th game with the Islanders. Hes 134-127-39. Cheap Nike Zoom Shoes . 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The Padres ninth-inning rally on Friday night produced a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, their third straight victory. "This has been a tough week for San Diego," Padres manager Bud Black said. "When you look at the whole week, it has been more so than just the game. This was a good win for the city." Hall of Famer and Padres icon Tony Gwynn died Monday at age 54 after a long battle with cancer. The team has been struggling with the emotional aftermath since. But after returning home Tuesday, the Padres havent lost. With Gwynns No. 19 etched in right field, the Padres came back to beat the Mariners twice and added another thrilling win against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen (0-3). "Its unacceptable to pitch a game like that," Jansen said. Everth Cabreras sacrifice fly capped San Diegos three-run ninth. "When I hit the fly ball I celebrate like it was a walk-off bomb," Cabrera said. "Especially against the Dodgers with all their fans from L.A. here." It was the Padres third consecutive win and it snapped a three-game winning streak by the Dodgers. Trailing 5-3, Alexi Amarista opened the San Diego ninth with a single off Jansen and scored on Carlos Quentins pinch-hit double. Venable tied the game when his double scored pinch-runner Andrew Cashner. Venable took third on Rene Riveras sacrifice and scored on Cabreras deep fly to right. "The last three days, we played real baseball," Cabrera said. Dale Thayer (3-2) pitched the ninth for the victory. Yasiel Puig, who had two RBIs for the Dodgers, left in the eighth inning with a mild left hip muscle strain. Seth Smith homered twice, doubled and walked for the Padres. It was Smiths sixth multi-homer game of his career. "I came in early and worked on some things," Smith said. "Its fun when you put in the work and you see the results." The Padres bullpen, which has been strong all season, tthrew four scoreless innings to keep the game close.dddddddddddd "All year long those guys have done their thing," Black said. After Smiths second homer in the sixth, the Padres had the tying runs aboard when Cameron Maybin reached on a fielders choice and Amarista walked. But Jace Peterson struck out to end the threat. The Dodgers scored three times in the fifth, aided by two wild pitches and an error by Amarista at third base. With runners in scoring position and the infield playing up, Puig hit a one-out grounder between third and shortstop which deflected off the gloves of Amarista and Cabrera into short let field to score Dee Gordon. Amarista retrieved the ball and when his throw home was wide, Hanley Ramirez scored on the error. Puig advanced to third on the play and scored on Adrian Gonzalezs sacrifice fly for a 5-1 lead. Gordon opened the game with a triple and scored on Petersons errant relay throw to third. Later in the inning Gonzalez doubled and Matt Kemp drove him in with a base hit to left off Amaristas glove for a 2-0 lead. Smith homered to right-centre in the first to bring the Padres within 2-1. "There are always close games with these guys," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "To me, they are one of those clubs that are tough to beat." NOTES: The National Baseball Hall of Fame requested Clayton Kershaws cleats from his Wednesday no-hitter. Kershaw said his accomplishment has started to sink in. "I couldnt sleep very well that night obviously, then the next day to turn on the TV and hear about it was pretty cool stuff." ... Dodgers OF Carl Crawford (left ankle sprain) is still unable to do baseball activities, Mattingly said. ... Padres 3B Chase Headley was out of the lineup with a sore back. ... Padres LHP Robbie Erlin (left elbow soreness) has increased his throwing program and could join the team on its upcoming trip. There is no date for his return. ... Dodgers RHP Josh Beckett (4-4, 2.49) faces Padres RHP Tyson Ross (6-6, 3:27) on Saturday night. ' ' '