Goal No. 867 was assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois, while No. 868 was on the power play, and assisted by John Carlson and Dylan Strome. Alex Ovechkin nets his second goal of the game to put the ...

Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.

Ovechkin did not score in the Capitals' 4–1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. However, he moved within 21 goals of passing Gretzky with No. 874 in his career after scoring the game-winner in overtime against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The goal was his 21st this season.

Washington Capitals (30-10-5, 65 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Monumental in the local markets, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are headed out West.

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has scored goals against more unique goalies than any player in NHL history, passing Jaromir Jagr.

Sometimes divorces end in happiness for both partners. That’s what happened with the Ottawa Senators and Jakob Chychrun, who are separately thriving this season, writes .

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points in 44 games.

Luc Dubois and the Anaheim Ducks’ Frank Vatrano will be two of the most exciting players to watch when these teams play on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Capital One Arena. Buy tickets for this game at StubHub!

Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield have good numbers against Alexander Ovechkin's team ... the Russian marksman has picked up 70 points, including 39 goals. John Carlson is the Caps' second most productive player against the Habs with 26 points in 43 games.

The Capitals should be in on Elias Pettersson amid trade rumors and be willing to send top propsect Ryan Leonard the other way.

John Gibson made ... for captain Alex Ovechkin after carrying the puck into the offensive zone, but the puck instead hit an Anaheim player’s skate and landed on Carlson’s stick.

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring ...