The Washington Capitals are on top of the Metropolitan Division heading into February. After they were swept out of the playoffs last year, they changed their goaltending and it has worked perfectly.

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky ... push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL. Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his ...

Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's league record.

Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL. Recommended Videos Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his first start since Jan. 10 for his first shutout of the season — and the NHL-leading Capitals' third ...

SEATTLE — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s ... push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL. Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his first ...

SEATTLE – Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky ... career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL. Recommended Videos Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in ...

Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL. Recommended Videos Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his first start since Jan. 10 for his first shutout of the season — and the NHL-leading Capitals' third ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky ... push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL. Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his ...

Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday. Fleury made 19 saves while tying Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history.

No. 2 Michigan State allowed two goals in the third period in a 4-2 loss against No. 11 Ohio State on Thursday at Value City Arena.