Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record
Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row
Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal, 10 back of Wayne Gretzky
Lightning win at Washington for 8th straight victory
With the East-leading Capitals attempting a surge, Tampa Bay’s Gage Goncalves scored on a shot through traffic to give Tampa Bay a two-goal lead with 13:52 left in what finished as a 3-1
Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move 10 back of tying Gretzky’s NHL career record
Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career late in the Washington Capitals’ 3-1 loss to the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, moving 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period after getting stopped twice by him earlier.
Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat Capitals for their eighth straight win
Mitchell Chaffee and Gage Goncalves scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced behind a remarkable tight-checking team effort and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday.