Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has a long way to go to catch Wayne Gretzky in playoff goals, but he got off to a great start in Monday's postseason opener. That gave Ovechkin his 73rd ...

Longtime captain Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, opened the scoring at 9:12 of the first period, ripping a shot past Jakub Dobes after a Dylan Strome faceoff win.