Ryan Leonard had two goals and Alex Ovechkin also scored, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-4

Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome learned during the first intermission Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens that wife Tayler had given birth to their third daughter.

Apparently Alex Ovechkin only needed 22 minutes to establish himself among a few interesting records. The fun started just one minute into the game, where Ovechkin snapped home a shot off of a faceoff win on the power play to open the scoring for the Washington Capitals.

If there's any hockey player in the NHL today who is known by people who don't follow the sport, it's the Washington Capitals' left winger Alex Ovechkin. The 4

Early in the first, the Capitals second line of Aliaksei Protas, Tom Wilson and Justin Sourdif got to work, and ultimately, pulled off a goal as Protas' point shot was tipped by Matt Roy in front. It marked Protas' first point in six games, an important one for him as he looks to get back to playing at the level he was at a seeason ago.

The Washington Capitals delivered a statement performance on a competitive NHL night, beating the Edmonton Oilers in a thrilling 7–4 showdown. Alex Ovechkin once again stole the spotlight with an early goal as Washington controlled much of the game.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 903rd career NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Monday night.