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Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.

The Washington Capitals come into a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins as winners of three games in a row.

Ovechkin did not score in the Capitals' 4–1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. However, he moved within 21 goals of passing Gretzky with No. 874 in his career after scoring the game-winner in overtime against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. The goal was his 21st this season.

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than any other player.

A long-standing record is close to being broken. On Saturday evening, Alexander Ovechkin potted an empty net goal for his 20th of the season, giving him 873 career goals.

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport has ever seen. The Washington Capitals legend is closing in on breaking the NHL scoring record of 894 career goals currently held by “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky.

and Ovechkin has 67 points (37 goals, 30 assists). Pittsburgh has a 41-25-4 record in those games, and Washington is 29-31-10. The Penguins won the previous matchup between the teams this season ...

The Washington Capitals come into a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins as winners of three games in a row.

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Can we anticipate Alexander Ovechkin lighting the lamp when the Washington Capitals take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday? To help you with your wagers, take a look at the stats and insights below. Sign up for ESPN+ today to watch 1,000 ...

Nedeljkovic has now scored a goal in the ECHL, AHL and NHL. That can't possibly have happened before: 12/30/16, ECHL for Florida @ Atlanta 3/10/18, AHL for Charlotte v Hartford 11/17/23, AHL for Wilkes-Barre v Providence 1/17/25, NHL for Pens @ Sabres