US EditionOvechkin Scores 898th Goal as Capitals Top Wild 5-1 for Their 4th Straight Victory
- On Friday in Washington, the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1, extending their winning streak to 4.
- Dylan Strome scored twice, including a rebound goal that made it 4-1, while Aliaksei Protas responded 31 seconds after Minnesota tied the game with his fourth goal of 2025-26.
- On special teams, Washington took only two penalties and killed them while Minnesota, with the league's top power play, had scored on 10 of 21 chances.
- Alex Ovechkin's third-period shot pinged off the left post and in as the counter flipped to 898, and he also assisted Dylan Strome's opening goal.
- Marcus Johansson scored Minnesota's lone goal late in the second period, beating Logan Thompson with a wrist shot, and Tom Wilson added a power-play goal with 1:57 remaining.
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He hit the target in a 5-1 Washington Capital win over the Minnesota Wild.
Marietta Daily Journal
The Rink LiveAlex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome spark Caps over Wild
Dylan Strome had two goals with two assists, while Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 898 and added an assist as the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight, 5-1 over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday night.
The Daily Gazette
The Lawton ConstitutionCapitals shut down Wild offense in 5-1 victory
WASHINGTON — The Wild finally snapped their scoring skid. But so did Alex Ovechkin. After passing Wayne Gretzky last season to become the NHL’s all-time goals leader, Ovechkin’s first of the season helped Washington run away, 5-1, Friday at Capital…
Post Bulletin
Ovechkin, Capitals too much for Wild, again
WASHINGTON — A truism in the NHL for the past 20 years or so held true on the Washington Capitals’ home rink again Friday night: You can contain Alex Ovechkin, but only for so long. The greatest goal scorer in the history of this league will eventually find a way. Held without a goal in the season’s first four games, Ovechkin moved one step closer to becoming the NHL’s first 900-goal scorer during the Minnesota Wild’s only regular-season visit t…
Jackson Progress-Argus
Clayton NewsDylan Strome tallies four points as Capitals blast Wild
Dylan Strome had two goals with two assists, while Alex Ovechkin scored career goal 898 and also added an assist, as the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight, 5-1 over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday night.
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