Alex Ovechkin inched his way closer to the top of the history books Saturday with a goal that lifted his visiting Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Ovechkin now sits at 841 career goals, 54 behind Wayne Gretzky on the NHL’s all-time goals list.
Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals (32-25-9), who sit one point out of the final wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.
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