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Ovechkin moves closer to Gretzky's record

Ovechkin moves closer to Gretzky's record as Capitals beat Sharks 5-1

Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1. Ovechkin deflected a shot from Martin Fehervary past Georgi Romanov with 9:06 remaining in the third period.

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Alex Ovechkin scores his 887th goal as Caps bounce back, rout Sharks

On paper, the San Jose Sharks are not a good hockey team, but they have given the Washington Capitals fits. Last season, the Capitals needed a third-period rally to beat the Sharks at home and then lost at SAP Center.

USA Today · 6h

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin scores goal No. 887, now seven behind Wayne Gretzky's goals record

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored in the 3rd period against the San Jose Sharks to bring him within 7 goals of Wayne Gretzky.

Shotless 2nd period deflates Bruins in 6-2 loss to Lightning

Associated Press News on MSN · 4h

Cirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory

Anthony Cirelli scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning held Boston without a shot in the second period in a 6-2 victory over the Bruinson Saturday night.

Boston.com on MSN · 2h

Shotless second period deflates Bruins in 6-2 loss to Lightning

Boston looked formidable after 20 minutes, before a disastrous second frame helped seal its fate. The post Shotless second period deflates Bruins in 6-2 loss to Lightning appeared first on Boston.com.

The Boston Globe · 4h

Bruins can’t catch Lightning twice in a week, with disastrous second period their undoing

Boston was outshot, 20-0, in the second period and fell behind, 4-1, in falling to 30-30-8 on the season. The Bruins showed some signs of life in the third period, but Tampa Bay (38-23-5) were content to dump and chase and keep Boston’s skaters outside the circles after Marat Khusnutdinov scored 23 seconds into the third.

Newsday13d

Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row

It turned out to be the game-winner. Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) reacts to his empty net goal as he skates by Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) during the ...

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NHL News: Alex Ovechkin sends clear message to Capitals teammates after third straight loss

Alex Ovechkin scored but couldn't help the Washington Capitals overcome a losing streak in the 2024-25 NHL season, with his ...

10don MSN

Ovechkin and Capitals to raise money for cancer research as he pursues the NHL career goals record

Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals, Hockey Fights Cancer and the V Foundation launched an initiative to raise awareness ...

12don MSN

Lightning Goaltender Named First Star of Week

Riding an eight-game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning look like they're back in championship form, and so does star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Ru ...

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