In a battle against one of the top clubs in the NHL this season, the Flames fell 3-1 to the visiting Washington Capitals ...

In his second year at the helm, head coach Spencer Carbery has transformed the Capitals into a monster. They rank first in goals against (2.43) and second in goals (3.57) per game and boast top-ten ...

Alex Ovechkin is getting closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal ... His goal came off a pass from Rasmus Sandin during a 2-on-1. He fired a snap shot past Senators goalie Leevi ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin got one step closer to Wayne Gretzky and made more ... The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th goal to win the game, closing the gap on Wayne Gretzky’s record ... be thinking maybe I will pass it back to [Rasmus Sandin],” Ovechkin told reporters.

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer.

Ovechkin's goal was the 874th of his career, moving him within 20 of Wayne Gretzky's NHL record ... The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league ... which came from a Rasmus Sandin pass following a 2-on-1 breakaway ...

Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on ...

The goal, Ovechkin’s 21st of the season and the 874th of his career, puts him just 21 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky ... it back to [defenseman Rasmus Sandin],” Ovechkin said.