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Alex Ovechkin's hunt to pass Wayne Gretzky on all-time goals list may have taken a hit Monday. The Capitals captain left ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin's chase for the all-time scoring record was jeopardized after sustaining an apparent leg injury during Monday's contest against the Utah Hockey Club.

Heavyweight Tom Wilson was not going to let Jack McBain walk away without a fight after the latter's knee-on-knee collision with Alex Ovechkin resulted in Ovi exiting the game.

Ovi scored in the second period (assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Dylan Strome) to make it 2-1, then added a power-play tally in the third (assisted by Strome and Tom Wilson) to make it 4-1.