Ovechkin has 21 goals in 29 games, including six in 11 games since returning from a broken leg that held him out for 40 days.

The Montreal Canadiens return home following a successful two-game road trip to face their historic rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Saturday night.

Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi Merilainen in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory at the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

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Since making his NHL debut Friday, Ethen Frank’s speed has been on display on nearly every shift. “Can’t say enough positive ...

The Gr8 Chase continued Saturday as Alex Ovechkin scored his 873rd career goal – and 20th of the season – to move within 22 ...

He played three seasons with Ovechkin in Washington (2009-10 through 2011-12) before finishing his career at age 40 with the ...

We’re at the halfway mark of the famously demanding NHL regular season. We’ve all done enough looking backward over the last ...

For decades, it was near-impossible to find an exception to the rule, until the venerable Tom Brady went down to Tampa Bay and won a Super Bowl at the age of ... Alexander Ovechkin pot his 19th ...

Washington inserted Chychrun onto the team’s top power play unit when Alex Ovechkin went down, and has kept him there since ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coaching Alex Ovechkin for three seasons has normalized his hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record for Peter Laviolette. “Not a crazy thing at all ...

The Washington Capitals took care of business on Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital city, defeating the New York ...