Alex Ovechkin scores his 872nd career goal as the Capitals beat the struggling Rangers 7-4

— Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the...
Jan 4, 2025, 08:33 pm - AP
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Rangers1124
Capitals1337
1st PeriodNYRWSH
7:00Chris Kreider (13)
Unassisted
10
18:46Dylan Strome (12) (Power Play)
Assists: Jakob Chychrun (15), Tom Wilson (14)
11
2nd PeriodNYRWSH
2:29Lars Eller (7)
Assists: Martin Fehervary (8), Trevor van Riemsdyk (13)
12
10:08Andrew Mangiapane (9)
Assists: Nic Dowd (5), Rasmus Sandin (13)
13
16:26Sam Carrick (2)
Assists: Adam Edstrom (3)
23
18:13Connor McMichael (17) (Power Play)
Assists: Dylan Strome (31), Andrew Mangiapane (7)
24
3rd PeriodNYRWSH
8:32Filip Chytil (8)
Assists: Urho Vaakanainen (2), Braden Schneider (8)
34
10:50Alex Ovechkin (19)
Assists: Dylan Strome (32)
35
13:04Mika Zibanejad (8)
Assists: Reilly Smith (11)
45
14:00Aliaksei Protas (17)
Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (25), Jakob Chychrun (16)
46
19:22Tom Wilson (16) (Empty Net)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), Martin Fehervary (9)
47

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Tom Wilson hit Mika Zibanejad
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Will Borgen
  • Will Cuylle shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Lars Eller hit Adam Fox
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Braden Schneider shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Filip Chytil
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Filip Chytil
  • Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Matt Roy hit Sam Carrick
  • Urho Vaakanainen shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Tom Wilson hit Vincent Trocheck
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Alex Ovechkin Slashing against Mika Zibanejad
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Filip Chytil
  • Connor McMichael hit Adam Edstrom
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Tom Wilson hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Nic Dowd hit Will Borgen
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (15), Tom Wilson (14)
  • Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Sam Carrick shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Tom Wilson hit Will Borgen
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Urho Vaakanainen
  • Nic Dowd hit Reilly Smith
  • Lars Eller Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Martin Fehervary (8), Trevor van Riemsdyk (13)
  • Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Carrick
  • Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Alex Ovechkin Deflected saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Chris Kreider
  • Nic Dowd hit Braden Schneider
  • Connor McMichael faceoff won against Filip Chytil
  • K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Jakub Vrana
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
  • Andrew Mangiapane hit Filip Chytil
  • Andrew Mangiapane Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Nic Dowd (5), Rasmus Sandin (13)
  • Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Chris Kreider shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Filip Chytil
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Will Borgen
  • Brandon Duhaime Cross-checking against Will Borgen
  • Adam Fox shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Filip Chytil shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Jakob Chychrun hit Adam Fox
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Connor McMichael Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (31), Andrew Mangiapane (7)
  • Nic Dowd hit Will Borgen
  • Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Tom Wilson hit Adam Fox
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Filip Chytil
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Lars Eller
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Short
  • Nic Dowd Slashing against Sam Carrick
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Adam Fox shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Filip Chytil shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Tom Wilson Backhand saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Tripping against Adam Fox
  • Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Martin Fehervary hit Filip Chytil
  • Aliaksei Protas hit Braden Schneider
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (32)
  • Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
  • John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Takeaway by Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Adam Fox shot blocked by Lars Eller
  • Jakub Vrana Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Aliaksei Protas Goal (17) Backhand, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (25), Jakob Chychrun (16)
  • Connor McMichael Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Filip Chytil
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  • Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Adam Fox shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tom Wilson Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), Martin Fehervary (9)
  • Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Taylor Raddysh Backhand Wide Right
  • Mika Zibanejad Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Puck in Netting
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • K'Andre Miller Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Will Borgen
  • K'Andre Miller hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Vincent Trocheck hit Martin Fehervary
  • Adam Fox Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Will Borgen hit Dylan Strome
  • K'Andre Miller hit Taylor Raddysh
  • Adam Edstrom Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Adam Fox
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Giveaway by K'Andre Miller
  • Icing
  • Adam Fox Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Adam Fox
  • Chris Kreider Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Icing
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Giveaway by Adam Edstrom
  • Sam Carrick hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Jimmy Vesey Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Braden Schneider
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Will Borgen
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Will Borgen
  • Will Borgen Holding against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • TV Timeout
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Puck in Netting
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Vincent Trocheck hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Will Borgen Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rink Repair
  • Filip Chytil faceoff won against Brandon Duhaime
  • Will Borgen Slap Shot Wide Right
  • K'Andre Miller Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Off-side
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Adam Fox Tip-In Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Vincent Trocheck Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Sam Carrick Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Puck in Netting
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Alexis Lafrenière Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
  • Brett Berard Holding against Andrew Mangiapane
  • Chris Kreider Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Chris Kreider
  • Filip Chytil Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Vincent Trocheck Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Ryan Lindgren hit Matt Roy
  • Puck in Netting
  • Will Borgen hit Tom Wilson
  • John Carlson shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
  • Mika Zibanejad Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Sam Carrick
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Braden Schneider hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Icing
  • Will Borgen Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
  • Off-side
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Icing
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Vincent Trocheck hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Braden Schneider
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Giveaway by Will Cuylle
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Filip Chytil faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Filip Chytil Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Timeout - Home
  • Challenge Hm - off-side - no goal
  • Off-side
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Will Borgen
  • TV Timeout
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Adam Fox Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • High Stick
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Will Cuylle hit Matt Roy
  • Sam Carrick Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Edstrom (3)
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ryan Lindgren Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • TV Timeout
  • Takeaway by K'Andre Miller
  • K'Andre Miller Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Chris Kreider Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • K'Andre Miller Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Artemi Panarin Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Filip Chytil Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by K'Andre Miller
  • Off-side
  • Sam Carrick faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Jimmy Vesey
  • Sam Carrick hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Giveaway by Urho Vaakanainen
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Brett Berard
  • Will Cuylle High-sticking against John Carlson
  • Giveaway by Adam Fox
  • Mika Zibanejad Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Artemi Panarin Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Off-side
  • Filip Chytil faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Filip Chytil Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Urho Vaakanainen (2), Braden Schneider (8)
  • Ryan Lindgren Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Brett Berard Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Lars Eller shot blocked by Chris Kreider
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren
  • Braden Schneider Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Chris Kreider
  • Mika Zibanejad Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (11)
  • Adam Fox hit Lars Eller
  • Giveaway by K'Andre Miller
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Will Borgen
  • Urho Vaakanainen Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • TV Timeout
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Will Cuylle hit Martin Fehervary
  • Puck in Crowd
  • K'Andre Miller Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Mika Zibanejad Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Vincent Trocheck Wrap-around saved by Logan Thompson
  • Icing
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
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