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.

Taylor Raddysh took a penalty for tripping ... Thirty seconds later, Alexander Ovechkin earned an empty net goal to put the Capitals up by three. The Kraken took 22 shots on goal this game ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

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 ...

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

Alexander Ovechkin scored goal No. 875 of his career on an empty net, moving 20 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894. Joey Daccord made 29 saves on 31 shots, including saves ...

It’ll be fun sidebar to count up how many shifts defenceman Elias Pettersson gets tonight against Alexander Ovechkin in his welcome-to-the-NHL game.

Here are the combinations: Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Connor McMichael Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson Taylor Raddysh-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of ...

Alexander Ovechkin's chase for Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record is now down to the final 20 tallies. The Washington Capitals captain potted an empty-net goal to shore up ...

Defensively, the Canucks are allowing 151 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 21st in NHL action. The team has the 23rd-ranked goal differential in the league at -19. The Canucks have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 27.5 hits and 14.8 ...

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