In his first game back following a five-week stint on injured reserve, Ovechkin notched an empty-net goal to seal the deal against the Maple Leafs. The goal was assisted by Aliaksei Protas and ...

The Washington Capitals come into a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins as winners of three games in a row.

For the only time this season, Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals traveled to Edmonton to play the Oilers. Edmonton was without Connor McDavid, as he served game one of his three-game suspension resulting from his cross-check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland.

The Washington Capitals come into a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins as winners of three games in a row.

On Jan. 23, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Washington Capitals for the two teams’ first meeting of the season. The Capitals were stronger than the Kraken this game, taking more shots on net and making more scoring chances happen.

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

He scored another empty-netter on Thursday! The post Teammate’s perfect words about Alex Ovechkin’s empty-netter appeared first on The Hockey Beast.

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Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank and Alex Ovechkin scored as 20 proved to be the magic number, and Charlie Lindgren posted his first shutout of the season en route to a 3-0 win over Seattle. Here are all the takeaways from the win, which makes Washington the first team to hit the 70-point mark this season.

Standout performances on offense, defense and in goal power the Capitals to their sixth consecutive victory with a 3-0 shutout of the Kraken.

Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th National Hockey League goal in a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.