The left wing practiced Monday on a line with Dubois at center and Aliaksei Protas at right wing. Ovechkin, who has 20 goals in 27 games this season and is 22 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky ’s NHL record of 894 goals, has played regularly with Dylan Strome, who practiced on a line with Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson.
Thompson, making his third straight start with Charlie Lindgren on injured reserve, improved to 20-2-3 on the season. Moments before Ovechkin's goal, Merilainen, who was also coming off a shutout ...