@Capitals/X Less than two full days after he tied the all-time mark in Goals Scored with a pair of goals at Capital One Arena, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal to take sole possession of the NHL record during the second period of the Caps’ Sunday matinee against the New York … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the New York Islanders, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena in New York. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored career goal 895, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the leader on the NHL’s all-time goals list (more here) in the loss. The defeat drops the Capitals’ record to 49-19-9 (107 points) … Read more
Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin has officially rewritten the history books, becoming the NHL’s all-time goals leader. Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career on Sunday against the New York Islanders, surpassing Wayne Gretzky during the second period on the power play. Ovechkin fittingly scored from inside the faceoff circle, where he’s torched opposing … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals rallied to down the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-3, Thursday night at Capital One Arena in the District. Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin scored twice to tie Wayne Gretzky with 894 career goals. The victory improves the Capitals’ record to 49-18-9 (107 points) on the season. LINEUP Charlie Lindgren (17-12-3, 2.66 GAA, .899 sv%) got the … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers by a score of 3-2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night to improve to 40-14-8 (.710 points percentage) this season. Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career NHL goal and now needs only nine to tie Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Goaltender Charlie … Read more