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SI:AM | 800 for the Great 8

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

Sports Illustrated · Dec 14, 2022

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 · Dec 14, 2022

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 · Dec 14, 2022

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 8, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

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?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 1, 2022

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 24, 2022

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.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Nov 18, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

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

Is it time to finally believe in the Devils?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 9, 2022