Every NHL team and fever-pitch fan base is expecting a wild and successful run to win the coveted Stanley Cup as the puck ...

When Alex Ovechkin was asked what he is most looking forward to on opening night this season, his answer was a subtle ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — The floor was wet. Beyond that, inside the visitors’ locker room at UBS Arena, there weren’t many obvious signs of what took place Sunday, what Alex Ovechkin accomplished. It felt ...

TORONTO -- Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action, and the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. In posting his 869th career goal, ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on greatness. The Washington Capitals star needs just one more goal to break the NHL's hallowed scoring record held by "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin scored his ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is now the most prolific Russian goal scorer in NHL history. Ovechkin scored goal No. 484 in his 777th career game, compared to the 1,248 career NHL games ...

With a Capitals-record 1,623 points entering this season, Ovechkin is 19 from passing Joe Sakic (1,641) for 10th in the ...

The Washington Capitals captain has earned the right to determine his own retirement timeline. He’s on the clock.

The Washington Capitals enter the 2025-26 season aiming to build on their Eastern Conference-best record a year ago, while the Boston Bruins embark on a new era following their first playoff miss ...

After 20 years of NHL opening nights with the Washington Capitals, captain Alex Ovechkin still feels nerves as he goes into ...

A fairytale season somehow got even better for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals won their first playoff game of the year dramatically with Ovechkin ...