Ovechkin pulled the Capitals within 6-4 at 9:11 of the third period when he got position at the top of the crease and deflected Rasmus Sandin’s shot from the left point down between James Reimer’s pads. Ovechkin, who also had two assists, has 37 goals in 57 games for the Capitals.

The star forward scored his 37th goal of the season on Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres, a tally midway through the third period that cut Buffalo's lead to 6-4. As the Capitals announced on social media immediately after the goal, Ovechkin is now just five goals away from making NHL history.

Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 8-5 on Sunday.Ryan McLeod, Sam Lafferty, Jac

Washington Capitals star defenseman John Carlson has been an integral part of the Caps' success since he made his NHL debut in 2009. And in this feature story from THN's 2020 "Inspiration Issue", writ

Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres in an 8-5 win against the host Washington Capitals on Sunday.

Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record is in danger. After scoring his 890th career goal in Sunday’s 8-5 result against the Buffalo Sabres, Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is five goals from passing the Great One.

Matt Boldy had the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.

With all eyes on No. 8 in red, the Buffalo Sabres exploded for eight goals against the Eastern Conference’s top team. Buffalo outpaced the Washington Capitals in an 8-5 win Saturday at Capital One Arena.