Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring his decisive overtime goal in Game 1 of a first-round NHL playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

Following the game, which gave the Eastern Conference's top-seeded Capitals a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven games series, Ovechkin downplayed a career first that took him 20 NHL seasons to accomplish.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had seemingly done it all in hockey, leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018, earning the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and breaking Wayne ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin had seemingly done it all in hockey, leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018, earning the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s ...

April 22 (UPI) --Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, leading the Washington Capitals to a series-opening ...

After making NHL history during the regular season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made some personal history in his team's Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Ovechkin ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has a long way to go to catch Wayne Gretzky in playoff goals, but he got off to a great start in Monday's postseason opener. That gave Ovechkin his 73rd ...