Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Dishes two power-play helpers
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Ovechkin notched two power-play assists, five shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Ducks.
Ovechkin set up two Tom Wilson power-play markers, with the latter of those goals standing as the game-winner. Prior to Thursday, Ovechkin had gone four games without a point. The 38-year-old winger is at a modest five tallies and nine assists through 20 contests this season. He's added 77 shots on net, 42 hits and a minus-1 rating. It's unlikely Ovechkin shoots a meager 6.5 percent all season, but it's also possible his age is starting to catch up to him.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Scores in win
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Ovechkin scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Ovechkin finished a pass from Dylan Strome to pick up his fifth goal of the season. The Great Eight now has points in three of his last four games and three goals in his last three games after going pointless for three consecutive games before this stretch. On the season, Ovechkin has 12 points in 15 games.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: First even-strength goal this year
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Ovechkin scored two goals in a 4-1 win over the Islanders on Saturday.
He opened the scoring at the mid-point of the first. Evgeny Kuznetsov won a draw back to Ovie, who wired it just inside the post under the glove of Semyon Varlamov from the left circle. It was Ovechkin's first even-strength goal this season. He also scored into an empty net. Ovie is the fourth player in Caps' history to have a multigoal game at age 38 years or older. Ovechkin has struggled to score this season -- he has four goals, two of which have gone into the empty net. Still, he has a team-leading 11 points in 13 games.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Two helpers against San Jose
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Ovechkin collected two assists in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
He also added seven shots on net, two hits and a plus-2 rating to his ledger. Ovechkin extended his point streak to six games (two goals, six assists) with this performance. The 38-year-old winger is now just seven points short of 1,500 for his career.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Two-point effort in win
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Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal on four shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Devils.
Ovechkin is rolling now with goals in two straight games and points in four straight. The 38-year-old winger opened the season with a pair of pointless outings, but he appears to be back on track. He has five points, 27 shots, 10 hits, four PIM and a plus-1 rating through six contests overall.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Gets first goal of season
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Ovechkin scored a power-play goal Tuesday in a 4-1 loss to Toronto. He fired 14 shots.
It was the most non-Ovechkin goal that Ovie could score. He wired a shot from his office that was stopped, and as the play developed, he parked on the right post. Ovechkin then tapped in a hard pass from John Carlson behind a sprawling Joseph Woll with only 11 seconds left in the second. Much has been discussed about the 38-year-old's apparent decline, especially in shots, but his 14 shots suddenly change that story, at least on the surface. Still, new NHL Edge data suggest there may be genuine slippage in his game. Ovechkin's maximum shot speed has dropped from 101.52 mph in 2021-22 to 91.06 this season. And his max skating speed has declined from 22.16 mph to 19.91 in the same span. The sample size this season is small, but even the drop from 2021-22 to 2022-23 seems significant.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Snags helper in loss
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Ovechkin recorded an assist and three hits in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Senators.
For the second game in a row, Ovechkin failed to put a shot on goal. He was at least able to get on the scoresheet with a helper on John Carlson's tally. It's too soon to fret about Ovechkin's quiet start to the season, but the Capitals' offense is abysmal without the captain firing on all cylinders. He's supplied seven hits, four shots on goal and a minus-2 rating through three outings.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Blanked in team's opener
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Ovechkin went without a point in Friday's 4-0 loss against the Penguins.
Ovechkin ended up taking a team-high four shots on goal, but he was unable to cash in from his office. He also ended up with a minus-1 rating, a minor penalty and three hits in his 18:42 of ice time across 21 shifts. He'll look to notch his first point(s) of the season on Monday night against the visiting Flames.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Suiting up for finale
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Ovechkin (upper body) will play Thursday versus the Devils, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Ovechkin missed the last three games due to injury, but he'll be back in there for the season finale. The 37-year-old will be looking to add to his 42 goals and 74 points through 72 outings this season.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Game-time decision Thursday
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Ovechkin (upper body) will be a game-time decision versus New Jersey on Thursday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Ovechkin has missed the last three games with the injury and wants to get back into the lineup for the season finale. He has 42 goals and 74 points in 72 games this season -- including 14 goals with the man advantage.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Takes morning skate
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Ovechkin (upper body) worked on the top line during Thursday's morning skate, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Ovechkin also worked in his usual spot on the top power-play unit indicating he is likely to return after missing the last three games with the injury. Should he get the green light, the 37-year-old winger hopes to further close the gap with Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goal-scoring record in Washington's final game of the 2022-23 campaign, having notched 42 goals and 74 points in 72 games this season.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Won't play Tuesday
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Ovechkin (upper body) won't play Tuesday against Boston, Roman Stubbs of The Washington Post reports.
Ovechkin will sit out his third consecutive contest. He leads the Capitals with 42 goals and 74 points in 72 games this season. It's unclear at this time if Ovechkin will be available for the team's regular-season finale Thursday versus New Jersey.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Not playing Monday
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Ovechkin (upper body) won't play Monday against the Islanders, Roman Stubbs of The Washington Post reports.
Ovechkin will miss his second straight contest. He hasn't been ruled out yet for Washington's final two games of the 2022-23 campaign. Ovechkin has amassed 42 goals, 74 points, 290 shots on goal and 187 hits in 72 outings this year.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Not available Saturday
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Ovechkin (upper body) isn't expected to play Saturday against Florida, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Ovechkin was regarded as a game-time decision, but he didn't join the Capitals for the pregame warmups. He has 42 goals and 74 points in 72 contests this season. Ovechkin was hot before getting hurt, scoring six goals and 12 points over his last 10 outings.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Game-time decision Saturday
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Ovechkin (upper body) was not at practice Saturday and will be a game-time decision versus Florida, Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic reports.
The Capitals have been eliminated from playoff contention, so there is no need for them to play Ovechkin if he isn't 100 percent. Ovechkin has 42 goals and 74 points in 72 games this season, including 14 tallies and 11 assists with the man advantage.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Scores against Pittsburgh in loss
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Ovechkin scored a goal in a 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Washington's hopes of making the playoffs are quickly fading, but Ovechkin has been doing everything in his power to bolster the Capitals. The 37-year-old's on a four-game goal-scoring streak, and he's provided six markers and 11 points over his last seven outings. Ovechkin has 42 goals and 72 points in 68 contests this season. Saturday's marker was also the 822nd of his career, putting him 72 away from Wayne Gretzky.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Extends point streak to six
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Ovechkin scored a goal and an assist on three shots, helping the Capitals to a 6-1 win over the Blackhawks on Thursday.
The Great Eight would pick up a helper on Anthony Mantha's goal in the first period and score a breakaway goal in the third period to ice the game at 6-1. This performance gives Ovechkin points in six straight games with 10 points in that span. On the season, Ovechkin has 41 goals and 71 points in 67 games.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Passes Gretzky with 40th goal
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Ovechkin scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Ovechkin opened the scoring Tuesday when his pass deflected off a defenseman's stick and into the back of the net. It's the 13th time Ovechkin has reached the 40-goal mark in his career, surpassing the record he'd previously shared with Wayne Gretzky. The 37-year-old Ovechkin has been on fire of late, tallying 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in his last 11 contests. He's up to 69 points through 66 games this season.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Good to go Sunday
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Ovechkin (lower body) will be in the lineup Sunday against the Wild, per Mike Vogel of the Capitals' official site.
Ovechkin was deemed a game-time call after missing practice Saturday, but he appears healthy enough to suit up Sunday in Minnesota. The 37-year-old forward has 37 goals and 65 points through 64 games this season
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Game-time decision Sunday
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Ovechkin (lower body) is a game-time decision for Sunday's matinee against the Wild, Roman Stubbs of The Washington Post reports.
Ovechkin missed a crucial showdown against the Rangers on March 14 with a lower-body injury, and his availability for a Sunday afternoon showdown against Minnesota is now in jeopardy as well after he was held out of Saturday's practice. The Capitals are hanging onto playoff aspirations by their fingernails so they hope their 37-year-old captain and leading scorer will be healthy in time for the early start, but fantasy managers should check back for an update closer to puck drop.
