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Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

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Opening faceoff is at 7 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+ ( plans start at $11.99/month). Washington (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Tuesday night and beat visiting Anaheim 3-0 as Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots. The Capitals are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.

Alex Ovechkin has broken the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on. Ovechkin made Ottawa's Leevi Merilainen No. 179 during the Washington Capitals’ road game at the Senators.

Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.

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Lengthy point streaks by the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are helping the Metropolitan rivals ascend in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race where eight teams are separated by five points.

If the best NHL teams in the standings and power rankings think they're in a good spot, they need to look over their shoulder.

We dodged a bullet,” said John McKay, a veteran member of the Canadian House of Commons, from the ruling Liberal Party. “We were pleased to have not been mentioned once.”

The Washington Capitals are continuing to build on their lead in the Metropolitan Division. Arguably the top team in the NHL currently, the team is a top Stanle