For most of the last five weeks, the Caps have ... place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list with the 1,580th point of his career. With the game-winner on Saturday against the Rangers, Ovechkin ...

“It was a hockey game,” the center said with a smile after notching three points in Washington’s back-and-forth 7-4 victory ... s NHL record of 894. With a grin of his own, Capitals Coach ...

WASHINGTON -- — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.

January 5 - Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.