Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

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then added a power-play tally in the third (assisted by Strome and Tom Wilson) to make it 4-1. Alex Ovechkin's wrist shot finds the net to pad the Capitals' lead vs. the Blues and creep ever ...

For the only time this season, Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals traveled to Edmonton to play the Oilers. Edmonton was without Connor McDavid, as he served game one of his three-game suspension resulting from his cross-check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland.

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BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals seek to continue a five-game win streak with a victory against the Seattle Kraken. Seattle has a 21-24-3 record overall and an 11-10-3 record in home games. The Kraken have a 4-9-0 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.

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