The left wing practiced Monday on a line with Dubois at center and Aliaksei Protas at right wing. Ovechkin, who has 20 goals in 27 games this season and is 22 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky ’s NHL record of 894 goals, has played regularly with Dylan Strome, who practiced on a line with Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson.

The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome, whose chemistry has dropped off of late following Ovechkin's injury, were separated. Ovechkin went to work with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Prot

The goal was assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Alex Ovechkin comes one goal closer to the record after scoring an empty-net goal. A day after his hat trick against Vegas ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin has scored 872 goals in 1,451 games. He is just 23 goals away from breaking Gretzky's tally of 894 goals in 1,487 games.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice, including the game-winner with 41 seconds left in overtime, as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.

Washington Capitals left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) celebrates his goal with center Connor ... (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin skates with the puck past Vancouver Canucks defenseman Vincent Desharnais (73) during the ...

Washington Capitals center Pierre-Luc Dubois and goaltender Logan Thompson ... put the Capitals ahead in the third period, and Alex Ovechkin hit the empty net for his 873rd goal in a 4-1 road ...

The goal was assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Alex Ovechkin nets his second goal of the game to put the Capitals up 4-1 over the Utah HC, and moves within 26 goals of tying Wayne ...

Dubois registered an assist and a plus-2 rating ... month of January and has been promoted to the top line alongside Alex Ovechkin, which should further enhance his already well-rounded fantasy ...

Ovechkin went to work with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Protas, while Strome skated with Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson. Coach Spencer Carbery is trying to spark some kind of offense with new ...