That sparked off a team-wide brawl, and although no one dropped the gloves, players from both teams were getting after one another. When the referees were finally able to settle things down after more than a minute,

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Sunday, moving nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record and helping the Eastern Conference leaders win their fourth game in a row.

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Things were relatively quiet beetween the Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken through the first two periods of play on Sunday afternoon. Then, tensions boiled over and things got heated — fast.

All hell broke loose on Sunday evening when the Seattle Kraken and Washington Capitals decided to hold an impromptu Royal Rumble right out in the middle of the ice. The score was all tied up in the third period and tensions were high between the two sides when tempers finally boiled over with a little over 13 minutes left in the third.

The Washington Capitals are back in action, and with three straight wins under their belt after busting out of a recent skid, they'll try to keep the ball rolling against the Seattle Kraken.

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The Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken both are coming off a win entering their game Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital.

The Caps close out a quick, two-game weekend homestand on Sunday afternoon against the Seattle Kraken. Washington carries a three-game winning streak into the contest and the Caps will depart the District immediately after Sunday’s game. The Caps will spend the next week in the Golden State, facing the NHL’s three California clubs.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken that extended their winning streak to four games.

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win.