Washington’s captain moved closer to Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 career goals. Ovechkin was 25 back with 46 games remaining ...

Making his highly-anticipated return from a broken leg on Saturday, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin picked up right ...

The Red Wings have nowhere to go but up on the  Eastern Conference when they take on the Washington Capitals in a ...

As if the Detroit Red Wing don’t have enough problems trying to dig themselves out of basement of the Eastern Conference, ...

It didn't take long for Alex Ovechkin to make an impact for the Washington Capitals in his return to the lineup. After a month and a half on Injured Reserve due ...

Ovechkin played his first game since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18 in a game against the Utah Hockey Club.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin ...

Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal late in the third period, helping the Capitals secure a 5–2 victory over the Toronto Maple ...

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, ...

Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal on three shots and added three hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs. Ovechkin missed 16 games with a fractured fibula, and he was eased back in with just ...

The Red Wings, who will host the Washington Capitals on Sunday, have lost four straight games and are tied with the Buffalo Sabres for the fewest points (30) in the Eastern Conference. McLellan had ...

Ovechkin’s goal, for the record, was his 60th empty netter, the most in NHL history. More importantly, it brought him to ...