Ovechkin’s 899th goal propels Caps past Columbus


Associated Press
Oct 24, 2025, 10:09 PM ET
COLUMBUS, Ohio —
Sourdif made it a three-goal lead 1:04 later as he got a lead pass from Ryan Leonard , skated in on Greaves and fired it past the goalie off the right goalpost and in. Thompson also got an assist on the play.
Mateychuk ended Thompson’s shutout bid with 9:40 left as he got a pass from Sean Monahan from behind the net and quickly beat the goalie from the left side.
Wilson made it 4-1 with a power-play goal with 4:21 remaining for his fifth of the season and McMichael made it a four-goal lead 58 seconds later on the same advantage for Mathieu Olivier‘s major for elbowing.
Carlson gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead with 1:41 left in the second with a one-timer off a pass from McMichael that went from straightaway near the blue line along the ice through traffic in front and into the bottom left corner past Greaves.
It came on Washington’s second shot on goal of the period as the team was outshot 10-2 in the second.
Each team had 12 shots on goal in a scoreless first period.