WASHINGTON -- More than 3,000 fans braved pouring rain outside to shower Alex Ovechkin with adoration inside Capital One ...

Washington has four games left in the regular season, all of which are against teams outside the playoff picture.

Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky was put on hold when he suffered a broken fibula in a Nov. 18 game against Utah. He missed 16 games, which cost him a shot at a record 10th 50-goal season and cast doubts ...