Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

With the victory party already underway, Alexander ... Lars Ellers, their third-line center, scored a massive goal at 2:19 in the third frame to give Washington the edge. In 34 games this season ...

Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third ...

Marc-Andre Fleury had 32 saves for the Wild, who swept the Bruins in both meetings last season but could not get anything past Swayman on Tuesday. Minnesota was shut out for the second straight game.

An attorney for the man accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau claims the victims drank more than the defendant.

CAPITALS 6, PANTHERS 3 WASHINGTON — lex Ovechkin scored his 878th career ... Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei ...

Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington saw a battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference, the ...