Ovechkin has five goals in his past four games to get on pace to catch and pass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL career goals mark before the end of the season — and Washington has won eight of 11.

And once again, Alex Ovechkin has played a huge role in helping the Caps get out of the gates fast, and he accomplished something that hasn't been seen in the NHL in over 40 years. Ovechkin has already racked up six goals and seven assists in 10 games,

Alex Ovechkin scored twice as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 5-3. Ovechkin's 855th and 856th goals put him 38 back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record.

The Rangers got goals from Will Cuylle 58 seconds after Ovechkin’s first, Chris Kreider on the power play and Filip Chytil on a deflection but could not give Shesterkin enough support.

The Washington Capitals have built a solid 5-1-0 start to kick off the 2024-25 season. After a surprise appearance in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Capital

The first period was probably the Rangers’ worst period of the season. They were outscored 3-1, outshot 19-5, lost 16 of 23 faceoffs and were turning the puck over in really bad situations. Ovechkin had goals at 3:23 and 5:10, and Connor McMichael had the other goal for Washington, with Will Cuylle getting the Rangers goal.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 5-3 win against the visiting New York Rangers on Tuesday.