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Nathan MacKinnon’s milestone helps Jared Bednar reach his in Avalanche’s 3-2 win over Capitals

DENVER — Seven years can take a toll on a relationship, but the spark is still there between Nathan MacKinnon and Jared Bednar.

The Denver Post

Wild's physical second-period takeover stops Capitals, 4-2

WASHINGTON — Pucks weren't all the Wild sent to the crease.

Tribune News Service

Islanders blow 3-0 lead, fall in OT to Capitals

ELMONT, N.Y. — It’s on to the next biggest game of the season for the Islanders. They blew the chance for two points in this one.

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Carter Hart’s 39 saves help Flyers to 3-1 victory over Capitals

WASHINGTON — In the face of Flyers nightmare-inducer Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, Flyers goalie Carter Hart didn’t bat an eyelash.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Looking Back on the Richest Sports Year Ever

Gambling money, streaming money and oil money flowed into sports like never before in 2022. The opportunities in the industry for both paydays and abuse have never been so abundant.

Sports Illustrated

To approach 500 goals, Lightning’s Steven Stamkos has had to constantly adapt his game

TORONTO — Steven Stamkos is a thinker and a student of the game, so it’s difficult for him to avoid reflecting on his place in hockey history as he approaches another major milestone. He often says the time for reflection is later, maybe when he’s done playing, and he doesn’t…

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Alex Ovechkin Reacts to Passing Gordie Howe on NHL Goals List

The Capitals star had some big plans after becoming the NHL’s second-leading scorer of all-time.

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Alex Ovechkin moves to 2nd in NHL goals with 802, passing Gordie Howe

The Washington Capitals star scored goals 801 and 802 Friday night to move into second place on the NHL career list. Only Wayne Gretzky, with 894 goals, has scored more.

WEKU

Jake Oettinger’s stellar night spoils Alex Ovechkin’s night in Stars victory

WASHINGTON — By the time the puck dropped at 7:08 p.m. at Capital One Arena on Thursday night, The Ovi Show had already begun.

Tribune News Service

Top-Shelf Takes: It’s time we stop taking Alex Ovechkin for granted

It's time to stop treating Alex Ovechkin's greatness as mundane.

USA Today Sports Media Group

SI:AM | 800 for the Great 8

Alex Ovechkin joined an elite group with Tuesday night's hat trick.

Sports Illustrated

Now that Alex Ovechkin has reached 800 goals (!), when will he catch Wayne Gretzky?

If Ovi keeps this up, it's going to happen.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Alex Ovechkin Scores Hat Trick to Reach Historic 800th Career Goal

The Capitals star moved into elite company with his latest hat trick.

Sports Illustrated

Blackhawks dominated by Alex Ovechkin on historic night: ‘It didn’t feel great’

Ovechkin scored his 798th, 799th and 800th career goals Tuesday in the Capitals’ 7-3 blowout of the Hawks, becoming the third player in NHL history to reach the milestone. He received lots of love from the United Center crowd for doing so.

Chicago Sun-Times

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AFP

Capitals' Ovechkin scores milestone 800th NHL goal

Washington (AFP) - Alex Ovechkin became just the third player in NHL history to score 800 goals with a hat-trick on Tuesday for the Washington Capitals in a 7-3 win over the Blackhawks in Chicago.

The Independent UK

Alex Ovechkin reaches 800 career goals with hat trick

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has become the third NHL player to score 800 career goals

Chicago Sun-Times

With Capitals, Dylan Strome receiving the playing time his production warrants

Strome, who returned to the United Center as a Hawks opponent for the first time Tuesday, has recently operated as Alex Ovechkin’s center during Ovechkin’s pursuit of 800 career goals.

Tribune News Service

Kraken open tough road trip with loss to Capitals to extend losing streak to three

WASHINGTON — There was concern in beginning a tough road trip here Friday night that these four Kraken away games could undo much of what they’ve largely accomplished thus far.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Flyers concede an early lead and fall to the Washington Capitals, 4-1

PHILADELPHIA — Just as they did in their game against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, the Flyers made a mistake in the third period, paid the price, and couldn’t overcome the resulting deficit.

Tribune News Service

Matty Beniers scores 7 seconds into OT as Kraken win 7th in a row

SEATTLE — There was a clear Kraken focus throughout this homestand opener of avoiding the barrage of goals and quality chances against they’d yielded their previous road contest.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NHL December power rankings: Move over Connor McDavid. Jason Robertson is coming for your crown

Could Jason Robertson really overtake Connor McDavid as the NHL's scoring king?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin scores overtime winner to hand Flyers a 3-2 loss, their eighth straight

WASHINGTON — The Flyers maintained a 2-1 lead over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night at CapitalOne Arena with roughly three minutes remaining in the third period and were on the cusp of snapping their seven-game losing streak.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Make that five in a row for Blues with shootout win over Capitals

ST. LOUIS — In the history of the NHL, there had never been a team win five straight games on the heels of a losing streak of eight games or more.

Tribune News Service

Penguins take unlikely path to beat Capitals and snap seven-game skid

WASHINGTON — The Penguins picked one heck of a time to finally protect a lead and salt away a victory, their efforts against a longtime nemesis enough to snap a seven-game losing skid that called into question nothing short of this group’s long-term viability.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top-Shelf Takes: After years of underperforming, the Devils may finally be legit

Is it time to finally believe in the Devils?

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