moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record and helping the Eastern Conference leaders win their fourth game in a row. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice with 1:31 left ...

It was Ovechkin’s 1,600th NHL point in his 1,474th game. He has 33 goals this season with 18 games remaining. With a goals-per-game rate of 0.69 this season, Ovechkin is on pace to pass Gretzky ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the third consecutive game and had two assists ... Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots for his NHL-leading 37th victory. Dawson Mercer scored for ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career late in the Washington Capitals ... the Eastern Conference ...

Byfield got his 13th goal of the season, capitalizing on a turnover forced by Adrian Kempe before scoring from the left circle to end the Kings' five-game skid. Anze Kopitar had a goal ...

Ovechkin Scores 886th Career Goal Into an Empty Net to Move 9 Back of Breaking Gretzky's NHL Record WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move ...

The Washington Capitals mascot celebrates after left wing Alex Ovechkin, not pictured, scores his 886th goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday ...