As soon as I saw Nicky, I just want to cry,” Alex Ovechkin said Sunday, after he broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals ...

The Washington Capitals announced several events across the D.C. region in honor of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin becoming ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with ...

Washington Capitals assistant equipment manager Craig Leydig and Alex Ovechkin have a 20-year relationship that steadily ...

Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Braden Holtby and Devante Smith-Pelly also joined Backstrom on the ice. They performed the ...

Sunday was a special one for a lot of people in the hockey realm, with Washington Capitals superstar forward ... game along with Washington star Nicklas Backstrom, who played for several seasons ...

The Great Chase may be over, but the celebrations have just begun as the Washington Capitals have announced plans to honor ...

“He wanted the puck all the time,” Nicklas Backstrom said ... Okay, it might not be quite as simple as that. The Washington Capitals captain stands on the cusp of history, a few goals ...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 against the Islanders on Sunday, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the NHL's ...

Former teammates thankful to be on hand for Capitals captain's iconic 895th NHL goal against Islanders in New York ...