Ovechkin Moves Within 20 Goals Of Breaking Wayne Gretzky's Nhl Record, Capitals Beat Kraken 3-0

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with an empty-netter , helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season to push his career total to 875. Gretzky scored 894 goals in the NHL.

Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his first start since Jan. 10 for his first shutout of the season - and the NHL-leading Capitals' third in five games after Logan Thompson blanked Anaheim and Ottawa in consecutive games last week.

Aliaksei Protas and Ethen Frank also scored.

Joey Daccord made 30 saves for Seattle in his fifth straight start and 100th NHL game.