NHL EDGE stats: Capitals outlook after Ovechkin injury
The Capitals are 13-4-1 in their first 18 games, and Ovechkin was leading the NHL lead in goals (15) and the top-ranked player in standard fantasy hockey leagues at the time of his injury. Ovechkin stands at 868 goals in 1,444 career games, only 26 behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record (894 in 1,487 games).