The NHL has reached a break in their schedule for the 4 Nations Face-Off and the Washington Capitals have been one of the most surprising stories to follow this ...

The 35-year-old blueliner is the franchise's all-time leader in goals, assists and points among defensemen, and recently hit ...

If Alex Ovechkin was going to shatter Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record as a member of the Washington Capitals ... of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom, forward T.J. Oshie and ...

The Washington Capitals played one of their most complete ... in franchise history to reach that milestone behind Nicklas Backstrom (30, 105) and Ovechkin (30, 114). “They’re not beating ...

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of hockey's holiest record could have overtaken the Washington Capitals. Instead, it's brought the NHL's league leaders closer together, writes Sportsnet's .

Washington is returning from a one-game road trip, a Thursday night trip to Ottawa that didn’t produce a Picasso of a performance from the Capitals ... trailing only Nicklas Backstrom (30 ...

CALGARY — Tom Wilson smiled when asked about life as a Washington Capital these days ... services of Ovechkin’s longtime setup man, Nicklas Backstrom, and they’ve done it despite the ...

the Capitals came to South Capitol Street to be honored before and during the Nats’ matinee game. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom shared their joy with Ryan Zimmerman and Max Scherzer.