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Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken

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Ovechkin moves within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, Capitals beat Kraken 3-0

Alex Ovechkin scores 875th NHL goal

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his first start since Jan. 10 for his first shutout of the season — and the NHL-leading Capitals' third in five games after Logan Thompson blanked Anaheim and Ottawa in consecutive games last week.

Aliaksei Protas and Ethen Frank also scored.

Joey Daccord made 30 saves for Seattle in his fifth straight start and 100th NHL game.

Takeaways Capitals: Trevor van Riemsdyk and Jakob Chychrun assisted on Ovechkin’s empty-net goal with 3:28 left. ... Pierre-Luc Dubois extended his point streak to three games with an assist.

Kraken: Seattle has been shut out six times this season.

Key moment With 16 seconds remaining in the second period, Lindgren stopped Oliver Bjorkstrand on a breakaway.

Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday. The Capitals are at Vancouver, and the Kraken host Pittsburgh.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 4:36 Aliaksei Protas Goal (20) , assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 18:05 Ethen Frank Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 16:32 Alex Ovechkin Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (14), Jakob Chychrun (19)

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 8
8 Hits 16
7 Takeaways 7
32 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 0
0 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 20
61.5 Faceoff Win Percent 38.5
21 Giveaways 21
1 Total Penalties 0
2 Penalty Minutes 0
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 16
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Apr 25
Aliaksei Protas, C Out Apr 25
Martin Fehervary, D Out Apr 22

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
Full Standings