He remained a dominant goal-scorer even as he aged into being one of the NHL's elder statesmen, something emphasized by Ovechkin's hair and beard having gone gray. Another hallmark of Ovechkin's ...

Alex Ovechkin was in the house Wednesday and brought Gary Bettman with him. Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals’ irrepressible offensive star, continued to chase the career goal-scoring record of ...

Ovechkin, who turns 40 in September, has one season left on his five-year, $47.5 million contract he signed in 2021. He said ...

We’ve seen it plenty of times: Ovechkin sitting next to Carlson on the Washington Capitals’ bench. On Sunday, though, the specifics were different. Smaller bodies. Less gray hair. Indeed ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record this season, he’s given himself some breathing room over the Great One.

And they got to enjoy it at home for the first time in a decade. Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Capitals ...

As the Penguins wrapped up their season on Thursday night, the team honored Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, who made NHL history earlier this season as he broke the league's all-time ...

(AP) — Alex Ovechkin is four months away from turning 40 and still was among the Washington Capitals' most consistent hitters in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Color his teammates unsurprised.

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin scored his 896th NHL goal, but the Columbus Blue Jackets stayed in Stanley Cup Playoff contention with a 4-1 win against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on ...