The Seattle Kraken were entirely outmatched by Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in a 3-0 loss as Ovechkin moved one goal close to Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894.

McDavid's Edmonton Oilers are taking on the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, one of the three games he won't be available for, and it seems Capitals star Alex Ovechkin won't be missing McDavid's presence on the ice. When asked about the suspension handed down to the Oilers star, Ovechkin had a comical response.

The NHL Department of Player Safety recently suspended Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid for three games, forcing him to miss their matchup with the Washin

Ovechkin is making up for time lost during his injury absence, scoring his second goal in as many games since returning. His 17th of the season was assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Connor McMichael.

The Kraken play a rare three straight games against Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, arguably three of the NHL’s Top-10 best players of all-time

Pierre-Luc Dubois starred for the Capitals, scoring a goal and assisting on another one, while Tom Wilson and Matt Roy also found the back of the net. For Edmonton, Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry scored, but the Oilers struggled to fill the void left by McDavid, who sits fifth in NHL scoring this season with 65 points.

The Oilers saw a four-game road trip come to an end in a 2-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks that also has them without their captain for the next three games. Connor McDavid was suspended three games for crosschecking Conor Garland in the dying seconds.

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points in 44 games.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal ... Dylan Strome, Lars Eller, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas also scored against Jonathan Quick, who remains ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is happy his team doesn't have to face Connor McDavid on Tuesday night.

Washington Capitals (30-10-5, 65 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Monumental in the local markets, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are headed out West.

McMichael tallied two assists, a plus-1 rating, one shot and one blocked shot during Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins. McMichael took advantage of a turnover by Marcus Pettersson midway ...