Washington Capitals' John Carlson (74) and Alex Ovechkin (8) fight with New York Rangers' Ryan ... [+] Lindgren (55) during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round ...

New York's top-tier penalty kill also blocked a lot of chances and potted back-to-back shorthanded goals when Ovechkin was the last to touch the puck on the D.C. side. At 5-on-5, the Rangers' 1-3 ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin notched yet another goal ... The 39-year-old snuck a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead ...

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.

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd NHL goal, moving within 23 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, to help the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers at ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The Washington captain has 23 goals this season, with 31 games left. This ...

In the 39 shifts totaling 38:49, Ovechkin has taken a combined one shot on goal. Of his other 10 attempts, seven were blocked and three missed the net as part of the Rangers blocking 42 shots so far.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...