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ERFURT, Germany -- Alexander Povetkin of Russia defeated Ruslan Chagaev by unanimous decision Saturday to claim the vacant WBA heavyweight title. The title was Wladimir Klitschkos following the Ukrainians victory over David Haye by unanimous decision in Hamburg last month, but was declared vacant when the WBA elevated Klitschko to "super champion" status. Povetkin, the 2004 Olympic heavyweight champion, remains undefeated after 22 fights (15 KOs), and becomes the mandatory challenger for Klitschko. "I dont want to think about Klitschko," said Teddy Atlas, Povetkins American trainer. "I want to think about Povetkin and this title ... well think about Klitschko some other time." Povetkin won on the judges cards 116-112, 117-113, 117-113. Chagaev, of Uzbekistan, held the WBA title from 2007-09. His record fell to 27-2 (17 KOs), with one draw. "Im sorry, today was not my day. But thats boxing, thats sport," Chagaev said. "Hes a good boxer, a real world champion now." 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BOSTON -- The Washington Capitals lost a goalie, a forward and a 2-0 lead. And they still managed to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Brooks Laich scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give Washington a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night and help the Capitals hold onto the eighth spot in the East. Washington is tied with Buffalo with 86 points; the Sabres have five games remaining and the Capitals have four. "We are back on track," said Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin, who had two assists. "We are happy to take two points and take a big step." The Bruins, who could have clinched a playoff berth with a win, fell behind 2-0 but scored twice in the final 3:10 of regulation to force overtime. The defending Stanley Cup champions will try again Saturday against the New York Islanders "It was good to comeback, for sure. It was somewhat of a playoff-type game," said Andrew Ference, who made it 2-2 with 1:16 left in the third. "They were obviously desperate to get points and it showed." Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist in a 1:55 span midway through the third period to give Washington a 2-0 lead. But the Bruins tied it with goals by David Krejci and Andrew Ference, the second with 1:16 left in regulation. "This is the heat. Everybody likes playing in the heat," Capitals coach Dale Hunter said. "Its playoff hockey. ... A team comes back late in the game, forces overtime, and you never know what happens. You always say, That team has momentum to win the game. But sometimes it doesnt turn out that way." Tim Thomas made 21 saves for the Bruins. Michal Neuvirth stopped 19 shots after coming in at the end of the first period when Tomas Vokoun left with an apparent injury. Hunter said only that Vokoun was "OK." Washington came into the game trailing idle Buffalo by two points, but the importance of the game did not seem to register. The Capitals managed just one shot in the first 8 minutes, and just two overall in the first period. They did not help themselves when Jason Chimera was given a game misconduct late in the first for a charge that sent Adam McQuaid into the boards and knocked him out of the game. No further information on McQuaids condition was immediately available. "II was looking at Adam I saw that he was kind of not quite responding well," said Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, who had words with Chimera outside the penalty box.dddddddddddd "So, I was first of all worried about him." The Capitals killed off the 5-minute major, but not before Vokoun headed to the locker room. Still, Neuvirth managed to keep them in it until the third period. Dennis Wideman, a former Bruin, beat Thomas over his left shoulder with 12:01 remaining in regulation. Less than 2 minutes later, Ovechkin picked up his second assist when he worked a 2-on-1 and drew Chara out to the left circle before feeding to Johansson in the middle. His stick broke in two places as he scored. "It was a perfect pass," Johansson said. "He put it right in the wheelhouse for me and I just wanted to get it in the net. I was lucky that when my stick broke that the puck went in." It stayed that way until Chara flipped a wrist shot from the blue line toward the net and Krejci tipped it out of the air and into the goal with 3:10 to play in the third period. Just 1:55 later, Ference put it past Neuvirth to tie it and send the game into overtime. Each team had good chances to score in overtime. But it came down to a shootout. Krejci missed, then Matt Hendricks faked Thomas out so badly that the reigning Vezina Trophy-winner fell on his behind. Tyler Seguin tied it 1-1 with a backhander, then Ovechkin missed, putting it off Thomas glove and high into the netting above the glass. Patrice Bergeron put the puck through Neuvirths legs to give Boston a 2-1 lead in the shootout, but Alexander Semins backhander tied it. In sudden death, Rich Peverly put it off the goalies left pad, then Laich went straight in and shot the puck into the goal over Thomas glove to give the Capitals the win. Notes: Bruins defenceman Dennis Seidenberg missed the game because of an infection resulting from a cut in Saturdays game against Los Angeles. Joe Corvo replaced him in the lineup after missing six games as a healthy scratch. ... The Bruins announced before the game that playoff tickets would go on sale on Friday. ... McQuaid, who went into the boards in an awkward position, remained on the ice for several minutes and skated off slowly with an escort. ... Ovechkin has 14 points in his last 12 games. ' ' '