The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late ... He is 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record. Takeaways Canucks: Playing still without injured center Elias Pettersson, they were better defensively than ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late ... He is 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record. BLACKHAWKS 3, AVALANCHE 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and Chicago beat Colorado.

Ovechkin is expected to share ice time with Pierre-Luc Dubois, per NHL.com ... He’s chasing the great Wayne Gretzky on the all-time scoring list in the NHL. Ovechkin has 20 goals in 27 games ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of ... He is 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record. Canucks: Playing still without injured center Elias Pettersson ...

WASHINGTON — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the ... to-back games and remains at 872 —23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.

Edmonton will be without McDavid, its captain and seven-time All-Star, who was suspended for three games for crosschecking Canucks forward Conor Garland late in the game Saturday. The Oilers fell behind 3-0 against the Canucks and their rally came up short. It was the third straight game Edmonton fell behind by two or more goals.

One night after getting a goalie goal, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) struggled to get a skater to score. The revamped and increasingly dominant Washington Capitals (31-10-5) smothered the Penguins’ every offensive hope and got just enough offense to pin down the Penguins for a 4-1 at Capital One Arena Saturday.

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When it comes to Alex Ovechin's play of late for the Washington Capitals, coach Spencer Carbery is cutting the captain some slack. Ovechkin has five goals in 10 games — two on the empty net — since making his return from a broken fibula just 40 days after the initial injury,