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 ...

Alex Ovechkin has seven goals in 15 games since returning from his broken leg after the Washington Capitals’ holiday break. That’s a 40-goal pace, which is tremendous. But with just 32 games ...

The Ottawa Senators roll on and test their roster depth with the final home game against the Washington Capitals. The Capitals have a strong team now and future as goaltender Logan Thompson has been ...

Kevin Lankinen stopped 32 of 33 shots for the Canucks, including seven saves on Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin — to avoid ... Miller interfered with center Nic Dowd and gave the Capitals a ...

With 34 regular season games left to play this year, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is only 20 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s record for the NHL record in all-time goals scored.

Despite missing 16 games this season due to a fractured fibula, the 39-year-old Ovechkin has continued to dominate, picking up a team-leading 22 goals in only 32 outings. An NHL record nine-time ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder dribbles the ... [+] ball up the court against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Capital One ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — 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 breaking ...

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