Duhaime is a solid fourth-liner and has found his place alongside Capitals veteran Nic Dowd and newcomer ... he has found himself right alongside Alexander Ovechkin on the first or second lines ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

Duhaime’s line with center Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane on the right wing is listed on the Washington Capitals’ lineup card in the fourth spot, but they don’t consider it the fourth line.

OTTAWA — Of course it was Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals spent ... Washington killed that penalty, then two more — one on center Nic Dowd for tripping and one on center Dylan Strome ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Who might fill such a tremendous vacuum? As someone who does have a fairly deep understanding of politics, all I can say is that Alexander Ovechkin checks a great many boxes. Never say "never." ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 19 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Alexander Ovechkin scored goal No. 875 of his career on an empty net, moving 20 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894. Joey Daccord made 29 saves on 31 shots, including saves ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals ...

If Alex Ovechkin was going to shatter Wayne ... who points to center Nic Dowd and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk as examples. Defenseman Matt Roy was used a lot by the Kings, but has played ...