Alex Ovechkin scores his 887th goal to lead the Capitals to a 5-1 win over the Sharks

— Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals...
Mar 16, 2026, 05:07 am - AP
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1st PeriodWSHSJ
7:33Dylan Strome (21)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (21), Tom Wilson (26)
10
17:26Aliaksei Protas (29)
Assists: Lars Eller (10), Tom Wilson (27)
20
18:55Taylor Raddysh (7)
Assists: John Carlson (40), Pierre-Luc Dubois (41)
30
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodWSHSJ
6:19Macklin Celebrini (21)
Assists: Tyler Toffoli (20)
31
6:59Trevor van Riemsdyk (1)
Assists: Lars Eller (11), Andrew Mangiapane (12)
41
10:54Alex Ovechkin (34)
Assists: Martin Fehervary (15), Pierre-Luc Dubois (42)
51

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Vincent Desharnais hit Anthony Beauvillier
  • Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
  • Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Klim Kostin hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Jimmy Schuldt
  • Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Will Smith faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Collin Graf hit Connor McMichael
  • Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev
  • William Eklund Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • William Eklund hit John Carlson
  • Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Klim Kostin hit Martin Fehervary
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Klim Kostin
  • Giveaway by Mario Ferraro
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
  • Timothy Liljegren Interference against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  • Noah Gregor hit John Carlson
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Taylor Raddysh
  • Takeaway by William Eklund
  • Macklin Celebrini Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Patrick Giles Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Tyler Toffoli Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Patrick Giles
  • Vincent Desharnais hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Taylor Raddysh
  • Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Alexander Wennberg Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Noah Gregor Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mario Ferraro Holding against Anthony Beauvillier
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  • Lars Eller shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
  • Zack Ostapchuk faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Jimmy Schuldt hit Matt Roy
  • Zack Ostapchuk hit Tom Wilson
  • Zack Ostapchuk Fighting against Tom Wilson
  • Ty Dellandrea faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Noah Gregor
  • Takeaway by Ty Dellandrea
  • Noah Gregor Fighting against Brandon Duhaime
  • Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Mario Ferraro Roughing against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Timothy Liljegren
  • Will Smith Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Alexander Wennberg Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Will Smith Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Collin Graf
  • Giveaway by Barclay Goodrow
  • Patrick Giles Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Vincent Desharnais hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Barclay Goodrow
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Timothy Liljegren Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Patrick Giles faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Patrick Giles Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
  • Collin Graf Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Collin Graf hit Connor McMichael
  • Takeaway by Tyler Toffoli
  • Macklin Celebrini Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (20)
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Lars Eller
  • Vincent Desharnais hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Macklin Celebrini Tip-In Wide Left
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Ty Dellandrea hit Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Jimmy Schuldt hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Jimmy Schuldt hit Connor McMichael
  • Shakir Mukhamadullin hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Klim Kostin hit Matt Roy
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Zack Ostapchuk
  • Giveaway by Mario Ferraro
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Ty Dellandrea
  • Giveaway by Ty Dellandrea
  • Giveaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Takeaway by Macklin Celebrini
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Collin Graf
  • Marc-Edouard Vlasic hit Andrew Mangiapane
  • Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Collin Graf Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Mario Ferraro
  • Icing
  • Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Ty Dellandrea shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Mario Ferraro
  • Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dylan Strome Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (21), Tom Wilson (26)
  • Andrew Mangiapane Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Will Smith shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Giveaway by Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  • Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Martin Fehervary hit Barclay Goodrow
  • On-Ice Official
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Martin Fehervary Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • On-Ice Official
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Will Smith shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • TV Timeout
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Off-side
  • Taylor Raddysh faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Aliaksei Protas Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Lars Eller (10), Tom Wilson (27)
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Will Smith
  • Taylor Raddysh Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (40), Pierre-Luc Dubois (41)
  • Taylor Raddysh hit Patrick Giles
  • Off-side
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Matt Roy
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • High Stick
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Will Smith
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Matt Roy hit Noah Gregor
  • Off-side
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Zack Ostapchuk
  • Lars Eller Backhand Wide Right
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Andrew Mangiapane Slap Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by John Carlson
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Rasmus Sandin Interference against William Eklund
  • TV Timeout
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • TV Timeout
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Puck in Benches
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Timothy Liljegren
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tom Wilson Fighting against Zack Ostapchuk
  • TV Timeout
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandon Duhaime Fighting against Noah Gregor
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Jakob Chychrun hit Tyler Toffoli
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jakob Chychrun Cross-checking against Vincent Desharnais
  • Jakob Chychrun Roughing against Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • William Eklund shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • High Stick
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Will Smith
  • Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (11), Andrew Mangiapane (12)
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Jimmy Schuldt
  • Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Alex Ovechkin Goal (34) Tip-In, assists: Martin Fehervary (15), Pierre-Luc Dubois (42)
  • Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Jakob Chychrun hit Ty Dellandrea
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Shakir Mukhamadullin
  • John Carlson hit Jimmy Schuldt
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Georgi Romanov
  • Tom Wilson hit Klim Kostin
  • Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
  • Giveaway by Nic Dowd
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