Ovechkin missed the first game between the Capitals and Sharks this season on Dec. 3 at Capital One Arena while recovering ...

Quinton Byfield scored a goal for the fifth consecutive game and Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves in the Kings' 3-0 win over the ...

Alex Ovechkin showed his selfless play on Tuesday night as the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 7-4.

After winning its past four games, Washington (42-14-8) is tied with the Winnipeg Jets for first in the NHL with 92 points.

“It’s our second game when we have a slow start,” Ovechkin said ... and seconds later McMichael hit the crossbar. After that, the teams traded scoring chances. But at 15:44, the Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Specifically: as the analyst talked about Alex Ovechkin and how the Washington Capitals star has thrived this year -- perhaps despite his age -- he called Ovechkin a "one-trick pony." All this as ...

The 39-year-old forward needs one point to hit 1,600 for his career. Ovechkin scored his 885th goal ... "He seems to score every time on a big stage in a big moment," Washington defenseman ...