Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday,
Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, giving the Washington Capitals an easy 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals got a massive boost on Sunday, with the Washington Capitals star scoring not just one, not two, but three goals in a 7-3 win at the Capital One Arena in Washington over the Edmonton Oilers.
Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers experienced three consecutive losses in the NHL 2024-2025 season, despite McDavid's individual success at the 4 Nations Face-Off 2025. The team fell to the Philadelphia Flyers and twice to the Washington Capitals.
Think the 4 Nations Face-off was a meaningless exhibition? Ask the players from Team Canada and Team USA who fought for it.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid didn’t hold back following the 7-3 pounding at the hands of the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon at the Capital One Arena.
Connor McDavid scored an overtime goal that won the game for Canada, 3-2, over the United States in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off at Boston’s TD Garden. McDavid collected a pass from Mitch Marner near the left circle and beat American goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
They were bad. Against a big, heavy team that likes to lean on its opponents, the Oilers should have been able to rely on a speed and transition game, but none of that was there. They were smaller and slower, which always means a loss.
The Edmonton Oilers lost 7-3 to the Washington Capitals in another embarrassing effort. Here are 3 takeaways from this pathetic performance.
The symbolism was unmistakable when Connor McDavid delivered the moment that kept Team Canada atop the podium to cap the NHL’s reintroduction to top-tier international competition at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Same countries. Same score. Another once-in-a-generation player delivering the dagger.
Connor McDavid scores in overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game.