The Senators won 5-4 in overtime in the last matchup. TOP PERFORMERS: Alexander Ovechkin has 31 goals and 17 assists for the Capitals. Tom Wilson has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games. Drake Batherson has 16 goals and 31 assists for the ...

The Washington Capitals host the Calgary Flames after Alexander Ovechkin's hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers in the Capitals' 7-3 win.

Alex Ovechkin is now 10 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record. The Washington Capitals winger scored No. 885 on Wednesday in a 3-2 overtime win over the New York Rangers, giving him 32 on the season,

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan didn’t hold back after a tough loss to Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. Find out what he said about the team’s performance and what’s next for Detroit.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record.

While in the Hall of Fame’s famed Stick Storage Centre, which holds more than 4,000 sticks, the oldest dating to 1875, Ovechkin was fascinated with an old, wooden one with a long flat blade. It belonged to Maurice Richard, who held the NHL goal record with 544 before Howe passed him on Nov. 10, 1963.

Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record, including highlights of each goal and the upcoming schedule.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Ottawa Senators (30-25-4, in the Atlantic Division) is set to take on the Washington Capitals (38-14-8, in the Metropolitan Division) on Monday at 6:30 p.m. ES. The Washington Capitals look to end a three-game slide when they play the Ottawa Senators.