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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
Jaden Schwartz, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Eeli Tolvanen, RW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Roy, D Day-To-Day Apr 3
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Apr 2

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

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

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
Full Standings