Dylan Strome scored the winner in the third round of the shootout and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and two assists as the host Washington Capitals snapped a season-worst three-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken, moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and helping the Eastern Conference leaders win their fourth game in a row.

Connor McMichael's goal with 4:16 remaining broke a tie and Alex Ovechkin moved within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record as the host Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal as the Washington Capitals used another late rally to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 to extend a four-game winning streak.

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Alex Ovechkin pulled to within eight of tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record and the Capitals capitalized late to beat the Kraken 4-2 on Sunday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and helping the Eastern Conference leaders win their fourth game in a row.

Of course, Alex Ovechkin wasn't leaving empty handed, and scored on an empty-netter for career goal No. 886. He is now nine away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history. It also marked career point No. 1,600.