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Carolina Hurricanes Dominate Tired Washington Capitals, 5-1; Alex Ovechkin Two Goals Away From Tying NHL Record; Logan Thompson Leaves With Upper-Body Injury

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Carolina Hurricanes Dominate Tired Washington Capitals, 5-1; Alex Ovechkin Two Goals Away From Tying NHL Record; Logan Thompson Leaves With Upper-Body Injury

Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, who clinched a spot in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, by a score of 5-1 at Lenovo Center on Wednesday to fall to 48-18-9 (.700 points percentage) this season. Washington has dropped four of their last five games (1-3-1). Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 992nd … Read more

Washington Capitals Hold Off Boston Bruins To Win Ryan Leonard’s NHL Debut, 4-3; Alex Ovechkin Three Goals Away From Tying NHL Record

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Washington Capitals Hold Off Boston Bruins To Win Ryan Leonard’s NHL Debut, 4-3; Alex Ovechkin Three Goals Away From Tying NHL Record

Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins by a score of 4-3 at TD Garden on Tuesday night in Ryan Leonard’s NHL debut after the 19-year-old, who was selected eighth overall in the 2023 NHL Draft, signed his three-year entry-level contract on Monday. Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal and now … Read more

Winnipeg Jets Top Washington Capitals, 3-2 (OT); Alex Ovechkin Five Goals Away From Tying NHL Record

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Winnipeg Jets Top Washington Capitals, 3-2 (OT); Alex Ovechkin Five Goals Away From Tying NHL Record

Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3-2 in overtime at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday in the battle of the NHL’s conference leaders. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal and is now five shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record. The loss dropped Washington … Read more

Washington Capitals Come Back, Down New York Rangers, 3-2 (OT); Alex Ovechkin Nine Goals Away From Tying Wayne Gretzky; Tom Wilson Scores OT Winner

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Washington Capitals Come Back, Down New York Rangers, 3-2 (OT); Alex Ovechkin Nine Goals Away From Tying Wayne Gretzky; Tom Wilson Scores OT Winner

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