The Capitals received mixed news at practice as Alex Ovechkin missed the skate and Aliaksei Protas looked primed to return ...

Ovechkin scored two goals, assisted on another and generally acted as the tone-setter in Washington's 3-2 overtime win over ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

Alex Ovechkin scores his first career playoff overtime goal in Capitals win. Los Angeles, Dallas, Winnipeg also win.

No criminal charges will be filed against a fellow ice hockey player arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the 2023 ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career ... Gretzky lost a large portion of his 1992-93 season to a back injury, while Ovechkin lost 16 games this year to a broken leg.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 2:26 of overtime, and the Washington Capitals recovered for ...

Backstrom stepped away from the game in December 2023 to focus on his health, citing an "ongoing injury situation." In the dressing room postgame, Alex Ovechkin addressed his team. He thanked his ...

Capitals 1 Capitals goalie Logan Thompson doesn't come out because of an injury. Charlie Lindgren gives up a Logan Stankoven goal, but the Capitals tighten up and Alex Ovechkin scores a 5-on-3 ...

In scoring the first playoff OT goal of his career in a 3-2 win over the Canadiens, Alex Ovechkin saved the Capitals from ...