The Washington Capitals (7-5-1) had nearly everything go in their favor on Wednesday night. The team crushed the St. Louis

It was the third goal of the season for Ovechkin, who broke Wayne Gretzky ’s all-time goals record when he scored his 895th career goal on April 6 in a 4-1 loss at the New York Islanders. Ovechkin reached the 900-goal mark in his 1,504th career game.

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Spencer Smallman was on the bus with his Hershey Bears teammates, on the way to Providence after a game in Springfield, when coach Derek King came back and let him know the good news: he was being called up to the Washington Capitals.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the St. Louis Blues after losing four in a row. Washington is 6-5-1 overall and 3-4-0 at home. The Capitals have a 2-1-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

Respective captains will go head-to-head for 99th time in NHL; Washington forward coming off scoring 900th goal