In his 20th NHL season with one season remaining on his contract after this one, Ovechkin is running out of opportunities to ...

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs four goals in the team's final eight regular-season games to ...

April 5 - The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals became joined together in history on April 19, 1987, when they concluded the "Easter Epic" -- Game 7 of the Patrick Division semifinals ...

OK, about that dynamic, turn-on-a-dime makeover of the Washington Capitals. It really hasn’t been that quick. It has been built on the currency of time. Yes, the distant sons of Greg Joly have ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrating his 894th goal with teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Friday, April 4, 2025 ...

Washington Capitals (49-18-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders (33-32-10, in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the New York Islanders after ...

Amid the chaos from Alex Ovechkin tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record on Friday was concern for the Washington Capitals, as Aliaksei Protas was helped off the ice in the third period ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history, netting his 894th career goal in the third period of the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks ...

The Capitals owner gets frank with our editor-in-chief about No. 8's remarkable pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's record. Ted Leonsis says he'd love Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin to get one ...

Two of the NHL’s best are set to do battle in Raleigh Wednesday night, as the Washington Capitals pay a visit to the Carolina Hurricanes. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET with TV ...

Watch as Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin finds himself with a wide-open cage to net his 891st career goal against the Bruins. BOSTON — Alex Ovechkin is a hat trick away. The Washington ...