Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators fell short against the NHL-leading Washington Capitals in Thursday's ... Leevi Merilainen conceded the game's lone goal to Alex Ovechkin in a 26-save performance.

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Ottawa Senators during overtime NHL hockey action in Ottawa on Thursday, January 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS ...

OTTAWA --Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th NHL goal at 3:07 of overtime, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 win against ... we’ve been doing all year. And ‘Ovi’ came in clutch again.” ...

The Washington Capitals are ... In the absence of Ovi’s partner-in-crime, Nicklas Backstrom, Dylan Strome has assisted on nearly every one of Ovechkin’s 20 goals this year.

(AP) — Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane ...

Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane also ...

The Washington Capitals saw Alex Ovechkin make history once again on Saturday in Nashville, as the captain scored an empty-net goal en route to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators. After ...