Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.

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The New York Rangers will travel to Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. to take on the Washington Capitals Saturday afternoon. The Rangers are coming off a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins Thursday and are 17-19-1 on the season. The Capitals are 25-10-3 and lost to the Minnesota Wild Thursday, 4-3.

On the penalty kill side of the play, the Capitals' PK killed off all four shorthanded situations. The PK has rarely been an area of concern this season, so it's nice to see them stay consistent and keep the Rangers off the board there.

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Speaking during ESPN's broadcast of the game on Saturday, former Rangers captain and six-time Stanley Cup winner Mark Messier did not hold back in his assessment of the team’s current state.

The Capitals have been playing well, with a 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games. They'll visit the KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Monday night.

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It was a hockey game,” the center said with a smile after notching three points in Washington’s back-and-forth 7-4 victory. Strome scored late in the first period to end an eight-game goal drought and added two primary assists,

Chris Kreider will not be in the lineup for the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon. Things somehow keep getting worse and worse for the New York Rangers.