Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York. Here's how history unfolded in real time and the reaction that ...

The No. 8 Canadiens were going to be little more than cannon fodder in the No. 1 Capitals’ march to their 2010 coronation, ...

The die is now cast; the Montreal Canadiens will take on the Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup ...

WASHINGTON -- More than 3,000 fans braved pouring rain outside to shower Alex Ovechkin with adoration inside Capital One ...

Alex Ovechkin dove into NHL history with a record-breaking shot from a familiar spot and a celebration fitting his fun-loving ...

Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals had been considered unbreakable. Alex Ovechkin moved past him with a goal Sunday against the New ...

Jonathan Kozub / Getty Images Nicklas Backstrom, the playmaking center who ... He's 240 pounds of pure muscle," former Capitals goalie Olaf Kolzig told theScore. "The type of hook that he has ...

He scored on the power play, ripping a shot by Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin at 7:26 ... had a one-timer that was hard to stop. Center Nicklas Backstrom, who assisted on 279 Ovechkin goals ...

Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael have been breakout/development success stories. Dubois revived his career. The Caps ...

Ovechkin’s dominance on the ice from the left circle defines his legacy as the greatest goal scorer in NHL history.