Ovechkin pulled nine goals from tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren had 15 saves as the Capitals got their second straight win. Artemi Panarin and Sam Carrick scored for the Rangers,

The Rangers are choosing to look at their final game before the trade deadline for what it was rather than what it meant for their playoff aspirations. Though they left a point on the table in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden,

NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin got his 885th career goal to tie it midway through the third period, Tom Wilson scored 4:07 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night.

The Rangers were unable to take advantage of four power plays but snagged a point in an overtime loss to Washington.

"But I think there's a lot of good things to take from that game." The Rangers (31-26-5) had won four of their previous five

It was just a couple of minutes after the halfway mark at the Garden and Tom Wilson was a very angry man and he was angry at none other than Matt Rempe after the Blueshirts’ folk hero had treated Alex Ovechkin badly, at least to his Washington teammate’s taste.

Good teams find a way to win, bad teams find a way to lose. This had the feeling of a playoff game, the type of matchup the New York Rangers should embrace, having reached the Eastern Conference Finals in two of the last three seasons with a core that’s remained largely

The Washington Capitals are no one-trick pony, and they proved that to the New York Rangers with a thriller of a win on Wednesday.