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Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 871 goals and needs 24 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by “The Great One” that long...
Boldy scores in shootout to lift Wild past Capitals after Ovechkin gets No. 871
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marco Rossi tied it in the third period, Matt Boldy scored the shootout winner and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night after Alex Ovechkin moved one step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record. Rossi...
Chychrun scores his 11th goal of the season as the Capitals beat the Bruins 3-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal of the season to tie for the most among NHL defensemen, and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday. Chychrun matched Colorado's Cale Makar and Columbus' Zach Werenski. The pending unrestricted free agent...
Kane reaches 1,300 points, Red Wings halt four-game slide with 4-2 win over Capitals
DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit's coach in the Red Wings' 4-2 victory over Washington on Sunday. Kane, who needed two points to reach that mark, had a power-play goal and assist during Detroit's four-goal...
Alex Ovechkin returns with goal for Capitals against Maple Leafs
TORONTO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin’s record chase is back on. His empty-net goal for the Washington Capitals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs wasn’t the most challenging goal among the 869 he’s scored in the NHL, but it was significant given his return from a...
Alex Ovechkin scores in return from injury as the Capitals defeat the Maple Leafs 5-2
TORONTO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals. John Tavares and Bobby McMann...
Alex Ovechkin takes part in a full Capitals practice. He could return Saturday at Toronto
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record should be back on very soon. Signs point to Ovechkin returning to the Washington Capitals' lineup on Saturday night at the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing five weeks with a broken left leg....
Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak leaves game with upper-body injury
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Bruins leading scorer David Pastrnak left Monday night's game against the Washington Capitals in the second period with an undisclosed upper-body injury and did not return. Coach Joe Sacco provided few details on the 28-year-old forward's condition after the...
Bruins beat Capitals 4-1, hold Washington to season-low 11 shots.
BOSTON (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored with 6:19 left to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins killed a five-minute penalty without allowing a shot on goal on Monday night to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. It was 1-1 when Charlie Coyle made a long clearing pass to...
Protas and Dubois help power the Capitals past the Kings 3-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aliaksei Protas scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Sunday night. Jakub Vrana also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists en route to the win, which puts the Capitals back atop the Eastern Conference standings. ...
