Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl scored his 29th goal in the first five minute of a game in a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.

After a wild schedule of road games and cross-country flights, the Edmonton Oilers kicked off their six-game home stand against Alex Ovechkin and the red-hot Washington Capitals.

It wasn't the most exciting showdown between the Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators, but instead, a goalie duel between rising starter Logan Thompson and rookie Leevi Meriläinen. Then, Alex Ovechkin did what he does best: steal the show.

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As Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin approaches Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record, he took some time to recognize 'The Great One's' accomplishment.

The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the record 179th goaltender he's scored on.

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.

by STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TOPICS: WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson ... from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career ...

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson was a bit preoccupied during a play in which Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry scored a goal in Tuesday's game.  At the 4:50 mark of the second period,

Jonathan Marchessault and the Predators proved once again that no lead is safe in the NHL as Nashville notched six unanswered goals to overcome a 5-1 deficit at Bridgestone Arena. * Lane Hutson, Adam Fox and Rasmus Ristolainen helped their teams tally triumphs to gain ground in the Eastern Conference’s tightly-contested Wild Card race.

In their first of three games without suspended captain Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers put up as good a fight as you could ask for Tuesday, swarming the first place Washington Capitals for almost all 60 minutes.