The big names on the Washington Capitals are ready for the playoffs. That of course includes Ovechkin — all three of them. It ...

Alexander Ovechkin didn’t know that. “He took a one-timer that just missed me and went into the net. I was thankful it didn’t hit me,” Washington Capitals legend Olaf Kolzig joked to NBC ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal to move within four of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record, helping the Washington Capitals defeat the host Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal ... Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington.