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The Washington Capitals have placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract.
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Washington Capitals senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today that captain Alex Ovechkin will be away from the team to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one.
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Alex Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history with 16 30-goal seasons with one team.
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It marks Ovechkin's 24th career overtime goal, which is the most in NHL history.
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defenseman Nick Jensen sustained an injury after a collision with Tampa Bay’s player Michael Eyssimont in the first period. Jensen is conscious, alert and has the use of all his extremities. He will continue to be monitored by the team’s medical personnel.
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Alex Ovechkin records his 45th goal of the season. He now has 10 career 45 goal seasons, more than any other player in NHL history.
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T.J. Oshie scores his third goal of the game to extend the Caps' lead to 4-1. It marks Oshie's fourth career hat trick.
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Ovechkin is the only player in NHL history to record 19 consecutive 20-goal seasons from the start of his career.
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T.J. Oshie is 44 for 83 in the shootout in his career. It's the highest shooting percentage for any player in NHL history with at least 60 attempts.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 801st career goal, tying Gordie Howe for second on the NHL’s all-time goals list.
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forward TJ Oshie underwent a successful surgical procedure on his fractured right clavicle. Oshie is expected to be out indefinitely.
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Alex Ovechkin becomes the third player in NHL history to reach the 800-goal mark, joining Hall of Famers Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894). See the breakdown of Ovechkin's historic milestone here:
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With a 51 goal season, Alex Ovechkin has won the Maurice “Rocket” Richard For the eighth time in his career. No other player has won the trophy more than twice since its creation.
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With six shots tonight, Alex Ovechkin has passed Ray Bourque (6,209) for the most shots in NHL history.
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It marks Ovechkin's 275th career power play goal, passing Dave Andreychuk for the most power play goals in NHL history.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his second goal of the game and the 732nd goal of his career, passing Marcel Dionne for the fifth-most goals in NHL history.
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Joe Snively has become the first player from the state of Virginia to play for the Washington Capitals tonight.
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defenseman Dmitry Orlov and forward Garnet Hathaway are being held out from tonight's game versus Anaheim for trade-related reasons.
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Alex Ovechkin scores to retake the lead. That's his 15th goal of the playoffs, a new franchise record for goals scored in a single postseason.
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With his seventh career shutout in the playoffs, Braden Holtby passed Olie Kolzig (6) for the most playoff shutouts franchise history.
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Ovechkin has recorded 46 points (21g, 25a) in 29 games this season, which ranks first in the NHL.
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Congratulations to
@Capitals
@NBCSCapitals
@NBCSWashington
Play-By-Play announcer Joe Beninati (
@JoeBpXp
) on his
@CapitalEmmys
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award for Sports Play-By-Play.
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We greatly appreciate our fans support and share the excitement of tonight’s victory, but for safety and security reasons, we ask fans and media members to please refrain from driving to the airport to meet the team. Law enforcement will be present to keep the area secure.
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Zach Fucale stopped all 21 shots faced in his NHL debut, becoming the first goaltender in Capitals franchise history to record a shutout in their NHL debut.
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John Carlson was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation following his injury during the third period of Friday’s game vs. WPG. Carlson was discharged from the hospital earlier today and remains under the care of team medical personnel. He is out indefinitely
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 767th career goal, passing Jaromir Jagr (766g) for the third most goals in NHL history. Ovechkin passes Jagr in 477 fewer games played.
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At 36-years-old, Ovechkin becomes the oldest player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season (previously John Bucyk, age 35, 51 goals in 1970-71).
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The Capitals have clinched a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive season and for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons.
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sign goaltender Craig Anderson to a professional tryout agreement. Anderson, 39, registered an 11-17-2 record with a 3.25 GAA and a .902 save percentage in 34 games with Ottawa last season.
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The final year of the contract will mark Ovechkin’s 21st with the Capitals. In Washington, D.C., sports history, only Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson and Washington Football Team cornerback Darrell Green have played at least 20 seasons with their respective team.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 742nd career goal, passing Brett Hull (741g) for fourth on the NHL's all-time goals list. Ovechkin, who owns the highest career goals per game rate (0.61) among the top-5 goal scorers in NHL history, has scored 12 goals in 14 games this season (0.86 G/GP)
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Alex Ovechkin gives the Caps their first goal of the game with his 40th goal of the season. With his 12th career 40-goal season, Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky for the most such instances in NHL history.
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Zach Fucale has set the NHL record for the longest streak without allowing a goal to start their career, beating Matt Hackett’s (MIN) mark of 102:48 set in 2011.
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T.J. Oshie wins the shootout with his 46th career shootout goal, the fourth-most in NHL history. That also marks his 21st game-deciding goal, tied for the second-most in NHL history.
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CAPS TODAY: Alex Ovechkin, who is celebrating a birthday today, is the only player in NHL history with a Calder Trophy, a Hart Trophy, a Maurice Richard Trophy, a Ted Lindsay Award, an Art Ross Trophy and a Conn Smythe Trophy. More information on
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 709th goal in his 1,159th career game. Ovechkin’s career 0.61 goals per game average is the highest among players with at least 700 career goals.
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The Capitals have scored 49 goals this season, the most in the NHL.
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The NHL has confirmed that Alex Ovechkin's goal scored at 17:09 of the third period is a power play goal. It marks Ovechkin's 275th career power goal, making him the NHL's all-time leader in power play goals.
It marks Ovechkin's 275th career power play goal, passing Dave Andreychuk for the most power play goals in NHL history.
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BREAKING:
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forward Nathan Walker will become the first Australian to play in the NHL tomorrow against the Montreal Canadiens.
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The Capitals are 5-0-3 through their first eight games of the season, marking the first time in franchise history the Capitals have recorded at least a point in their opening eight games.
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Ovechkin’s 0.61 goals per game rate (718g in 1,177 games) is the highest among the NHL's eight players who have reached the 700-goal milestone.
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Congratulations to
@Capitals
@NBCSWashington
Play-By-Play voice Joe Beninati (
@JoeBpXp
) on his Emmy Award for Sports Play-By-Play. Beninati also received the
@CapitalEmmys
Board of Governor's Award for his outstanding career achievements.
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CAPS TODAY: Since Alex Ovechkin was named captain on Jan. 5, 2010, the Capitals have the most points (1,176) and are tied for the most wins (535) in the NHL. More info on the
#Caps
captain and Caps Clips at
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Today is Lars Eller's birthday. It's the first time he's ever scored a goal on his birthday in his career.
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T.J. Oshie has been named to the 2020 NHL All-Star Game in St. Louis, the first time in his career he's received the honor.
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Alex Ovechkin has passed Bobby Hull (610) for 17th on the NHL’s all time goals list.
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Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is unavailable tonight versus the Edmonton Oilers due to the NHL COVID-19 protocol. Based on a positive test result, Ovechkin will not participate in the 2022 NHL All-Star Game in Las Vegas.
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Craig Anderson stopped 21 of 22 shots faced in relief, earning his 24th career playoff win. Anderson's .929 career save percentage in the playoffs is the second-highest in NHL history among goaltenders with at least 40 games played.
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With his eighth career 50 goal season, Alex Ovechkin joined Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy (9) as the only players in NHL history to reach the mark.
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With tonight's win, his 250th of his career, Braden Holtby has become the second fastest goaltender in NHL history to record 250 wins. He's one of just 56 goaltenders in NHL history to reach the mark, and one of 12 active goaltenders.
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Oshie's goal marked his 150th goal and 300th point as a Capital.
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Seventeen different Capitals have scored a goal this season, which is the most players with at least one goal on a team in the NHL.
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The Caps will close out the 2010s as the winningest franchise of the decade and finish with the third-most wins in a single decade in NHL history. Alex Ovechkin will conclude the decade with the most goals (437g), while Nicklas Backstrom will finish with the most assists (511a).
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Only one player in NHL history has more 40-goal seasons than Alex Ovechkin (11 in total): Wayne Gretzky (12).
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Alex Ovechkin completes the hat trick and gives the Caps a 4-2 lead. That marks Ovechkin's 28th career hat trick, tied with Marcel Dionne and Bobby Hull for the sixth-most in NHL history.
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Mantha becomes the 49th Capital in franchise history to score in his debut.
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The Capitals registered 56 hits against Tampa Bay, the most by any team in a single game this season.
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With a 24 save performance tonight, Braden Holtby becomes the 21st goaltender in NHL history to record 50 career playoff wins and the first in franchise history to reach the mark.
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Alex Ovechkin has passed Jaromir Jagr (766) for sole possession of third place on the NHL’s all-time goals list and is now the NHL’s all-time European goal scorer. Ovechkin now only trails Gordie Howe (801) and Wayne Gretzky (894):
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T.J. Oshie's hat trick marks the first hat trick scored by a Capital this season. With 21 goals in 51 games this season, Oshie’s 0.41 goals per game rate is his second-highest single-season rate of his career (2016-17: 0.49).
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Since Jan. 13, Alex Ovechkin has scored 14 goals over seven games. No other player has more than seven.
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 40th goal of the season to give the Caps a 1-0 lead, the 10th time in his career he reached 40 goals in a season. Only three other players in NHL history have recorded 10 or more 40 goal seasons (Wayne Gretzky: 12; Marcel Dionne: 10; Mario Lemieux: 10).
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The Capitals will play the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the 2019 NHL Playoffs.
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forward Tom Wilson, who was injured on May 3 in Game 1 against Florida, underwent a successful surgical procedure on his left knee to reconstruct his torn ACL. Based on the nature of this procedure, Wilson is expected to miss 6-8 months.
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Nic Dowd scores his first career playoff overtime goal to give the Capitals a 1-0 series lead in their First Round series against the Boston Bruins.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his second goal of the game and his 50th of the season to tie the game 3-3. It marks Ovechkin's ninth 50-goal season, tying him with Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy for the most in NHL history.
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Ovechkin's goal was his first career goal scored on goaltender Alex Lyon, the 147th different goaltender Ovechkin has scored on in his career. There have been 6,502 skaters in NHL history who have scored 147 or fewer goals in their career.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 12th goal of the season and his 718th career goal, passing Phil Esposito (717g) for the sixth-most goals in NHL history.
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John Carlson is the first defenseman in franchise history to score in the NHL All-Star Game.
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center Nicklas Backstrom underwent left hip resurfacing surgery on Friday. The surgery was performed at the ANCA Clinic in Belgium. Backstrom will begin his rehabilitation and lengthy recovery process immediately.
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Brooks Orpik's overtime winner marked his second playoff overtime goal of his career. He's one of 11 defensemen in NHL history with at least two overtime goals, and one of three active defensemen.
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Hendrix Lapierre scores to give the Caps a 3-0 lead, his first career NHL goal.
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Ovechkin has recorded 36 points (18g, 18a) in 21 games this season. Ovechkin’s 1.71 points per game rate is a single-season career high and he is currently on pace for 140 points over an 82-game season.
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Nathan Walker recorded a primary assist, becoming the first Australian to record a point in the NHL playoffs.
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The Capitals improve to 5-0-0 when T.J. Oshie records a point this season.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 11th goal of the season and has tied Brett Hull (741g) for the fourth most goals in NHL history.
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Tom Wilson is on pace for 29 goals this season, which would be a career high. He's also on pace for 84 penalty minutes, which would be his career low.
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Ovechkin has scored four goals through the Capitals' first three games and is now eight goals shy of passing Brett Hull (741) for the fourth most goals in NHL history.
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Tonight, Alex Ovechkin will win his record eighth Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy. With a 51 goal season, Ovechkin joined Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy (9) as the only players in NHL history to record eight 50 goal seasons.
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Brooks Orpik scores to give the Capitals a 3-1 lead. That's Orpik's first goal of any kind, regular season or playoffs, since Feb. 26, 2016.
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Vitek Vanecek has been named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for January, the eighth player in franchise history to receive the honor.
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The Washington Capitals have re-signed captain Alex Ovechkin to a five-year, $47.5 million contract. Ovechkin – who sits in sixth place on the NHL’s all-time goals list – is the franchise leader in games played (1,197), goals (730) & points (1,320):
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Ovechkin has passed Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) for sixth all-time in goals scored with a single franchise.
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Alex Ovechkin was credited with his 116th career game-winning goal, which is three shy of passing Phil Esposito (118) for the third most in NHL history.
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With his 802nd career goal, Alex Ovechkin has passed Gordie Howe for second place on the NHL’s all-time goals list. Ovechkin now only trails Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most goals in NHL history. See how Ovechkin compares to "Mr. Hockey" here:
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Ovechkin's 28 goals are tied for the NHL lead this season, while his 57 points rank first.
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 25th goal of the season, which ranks second in the NHL. That also marks Ovechkin's league-leading sixth empty net goal of the season.
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This is Ovechkin's first goal scored against Aaron Dell. Ovechkin has scored against 145 different NHL goaltenders. There have been 6,460 players in NHL history who have scored 145 or fewer goals in their career.
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That marks Ovechkin's first career goal against goaltender Thatcher Demko, the 153rd goaltender Ovechkin has scored on in his career. There have been 6,684 skaters in NHL history that have scored 153 or fewer goals in their career.
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With his third shutout of the season, Braden Holtby has tied Olie Kolzig (35) for the most shutouts in franchise history.
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Goaltender Darcy Kuemper stopped all 32 shots faced tonight against the Rangers, earning his 3rd shutout and 10th win of the season. The Capitals are the only team in the NHL to have two goaltenders with 10 wins (Charlie Lindgren: 10 wins).
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Alex Ovechkin scores on the power play to cut the deficit to 3-1. It marks Ovechkin's 266th career power play goal, passing Brett Hull for the second most in NHL history.
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The Capitals have agreed to terms with Zdeno Chara. In 1,553 career regular season games with the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators – the sixth-most games in NHL history among defensemen – Chara has 656 points (205g, 451a).
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Alex Ovechkin scores on the power play. That marks his first career goal against Pekka Rinne. He's now scored a goal against 135 different NHL goaltenders.
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Alex Ovechkin opens the scoring for the Capitals. That's his 14th goal of the postseason, tying John Druce (1990) for the most in a franchise history in a single playoff.
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Braden Holtby recorded his 30th win of the season tonight, his fifth straight season with at least 30 wins. He’s the 12th goaltender in NHL history with five straight 30 win seasons.
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INJURY UPDATE:
#Caps
captain Alex Ovechkin sustained an upper body injury and will not return to tonight’s game.
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