The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late ... He is 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record. Takeaways Canucks: Playing still without injured center Elias Pettersson, they were better defensively than ...

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.

Ovechkin is expected to share ice time with Pierre-Luc Dubois, per NHL.com ... He’s chasing the great Wayne Gretzky on the all-time scoring list in the NHL. Ovechkin has 20 goals in 27 games ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of ... He is 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record. Canucks: Playing still without injured center Elias Pettersson ...

WASHINGTON — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the ... to-back games and remains at 872 —23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

The win Saturday was another example of how far the Capitals have come. Although Alex Ovechkin was held without a goal -- leaving him with 874 and 21 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 -- Washington demonstrated its improved depth and controlled play almost from start to finish.

One night after getting a goalie goal, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) struggled to get a skater to score. The revamped and increasingly dominant Washington Capitals (31-10-5) smothered the Penguins’ every offensive hope and got just enough offense to pin down the Penguins for a 4-1 at Capital One Arena Saturday.

Washington Capitals (30-10-5, 65 points, 1st place Metropolitan Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Broadcasting on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Monumental in the local markets, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens are headed out West.

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When it comes to Alex Ovechin's play of late for the Washington Capitals, coach Spencer Carbery is cutting the captain some slack. Ovechkin has five goals in 10 games — two on the empty net — since making his return from a broken fibula just 40 days after the initial injury,

Ethen Frank added his second NHL goal as Washington won consecutive games for the first time since before the Christmas break.