The 47th President of the United States gave a nod to the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin during a pre-inauguration rally.

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.

Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are currently in Edmonton to take on the Oilers tomorrow night, and Ovechkin arrived to Rogers Place a little early to pay tribute to Wayne Gretzky.

Alexander Ovechkin is thrilled that his Washington Capitals will face an Edmonton Oilers team without Connor McDavid.

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

Alex Ovechkin is hoping not to let a great chance go to waste as his Washington Capitals get set to take on a Connor McDavid-less Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

For the only time this season, Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals traveled to Edmonton to play the Oilers. Edmonton was without Connor McDavid, as he served game one of his three-game suspension resulting from his cross-check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland.

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

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals seek to continue a five-game win streak with a victory against the Seattle Kraken. Seattle has a 21-24-3 record overall and an 11-10-3 record in home games. The Kraken have a 4-9-0 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

Pierre-Luc Dubois starred for the Capitals, scoring a goal and assisting 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.