Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending ...

With the victory party already underway, Alexander Ovechkin cashed in a buzzer ... 11 short-handed goals this season. Wilson joins Nic Dowd, Andrew Mangiapane, and Aliaksei Protas as the team ...

Nic Dowd registered a three-point night ... Just when everyone thought the game was over, Alexander Ovechkin got a chance with the empty net and, from the redline, scored with 0.1 second remaining ...

Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third ...

Marc-Andre Fleury had 32 saves for the Wild, who swept the Bruins in both meetings last season but could not get anything past Swayman on Tuesday. Minnesota was shut out for the second straight game.

An attorney for the man accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau claims the victims drank more than the defendant.

WASHINGTON (AP) — lex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal ... Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky ...

CAPITALS 6, PANTHERS 3 WASHINGTON (AP) — lex Ovechkin scored his 878th career ... Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender ...