How former Calgary Flames forward Andrew Mangiapane has fit with the Washington Capitals and how the trade looks now

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 874th NHL goal at 3:07 of overtime, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

Mangiapane made it 3-1 with 5:06 remaining, and Ovechkin scored career goal No. 873 with an empty-netter with 58 seconds left after blocking a shot and going the length of the ice. Ovechkin is 21 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record.

Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne ... to pass Gretzky this spring. “Obviously, he’s an all-time great,” Capitals winger Andrew Mangiapane ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record ... this season and is on pace to pass Gretzky's mark of 894 this spring. Dylan Strome, Lars Eller, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael and Aliaksei ...

Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane also scored for the Capitals.

One winger who found himself on the block was forward Andrew Mangiapane ... competitive in hopes of seeing their captain break Wayne Gretzky's goal record soon. So far the move has largely ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne ... remains on pace to pass Gretzky this spring. “Obviously, he’s an all-time great,” Capitals winger Andrew Mangiapane said.