Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.

He was at the net-front, kind of getting into it a little bit with (Alexander) Ovechkin, and then he’s at the net-front, then ...

Ovechkin has four goals in five games since returning from missing the previous 16 because of a broken left leg.

The 39-year-old snuck a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead in what ...

GRAND FORKS — The NHL was in a bitter lockout 20 years ago, one that eventually led to the cancellation of the entire season.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals appeared to be at a crossroads after being swept by the New York ...

Alex Ovechkin moved another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury ...

Next winter, NHL players will participate at an Olympics for the first time in 12 years when the hockey competition takes ...

The New York Rangers hit the road against the Washington Capitals looking to stop a three-game road losing streak.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jaccob Slavin scored the go-ahead goal to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Florida Panthers 3-1 on ...