Capitals, Ovechkin and Bruins
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Washington moved within one point of the Winnipeg Jets for first in the NHL standings.
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Alex Ovechkin moved three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 892nd of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.
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ESPN will present an OviCast on ESPN+ broadcasts on April 10, 12, 15 and 17.
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Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals and Ryan Leonard
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Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin notched his 890th NHL goal in an 8-5 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres Sunday. Ovi is now 4 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky for the all-time lead.
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Leonard told Monumental Sports Network that he couldn’t sum up his last 48 hours and that he spent it with his Boston College teammates in their college apartment.
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Amid the excitement, Ovechkin's wife, Anastasia Shubskaya, who goes by Nastasiya or Nastya, traveled from Boston to North Carolina to watch the Capitals-Hurricanes game in person. After Ovechkin scored, the cameras captured her reaction.
The Capitals and Alex Ovechkin are riding high in the regular season, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs will present new challenges.
BOSTON – The Bruins are finally back on home ice after their five-game, 12-day road trip to battle the East-leading Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday night at TD Garden. Boston has dropped eight straight games.
A heavyweight brawl between Boston Bruins' Jeffrey Viel and Washington Capitals' Dylan McIlrath nearly upstaged Alex Ovechkin’s march toward NHL history on Tuesday night at TD Garden. The Bruins and Capitals had already traded goals when the two veterans dropped the gloves late in the second period,
The Bruins showed some pride but they just didn’t have enough to beat Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.
With five minutes to play in the second period, McIlrath and Viel dropped gloves and started trading haymakers. Their bout went on for a full minute, with both players getting their licks in and, at different moments, appearing to politely request the refs keep their distance so as to continue the mutual bashing.
Analyzing Wednesday’s Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.
Dylan Strome broke a third-period tie on Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.