WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL goals record was a major motivator for the Washington Capitals over the past ...

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

Both teams let two-goal leads slip away in what was a spirited contest that felt a bit like a playoff preview. The Caps got ...

Ryan Leonard arrived with the Capitals amid Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Gretzky’s goals record. Then he got the kind of NHL ...

Keep in mind that the PHWA votes for the Hart, Norris, Calder, Selke and Lady Byng finalists, broadcasters vote for the Jack ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin finished practice by replicating his belly-flop celebration from scoring the record-breaking ...

It's too soon to consider Thursday night's game in to be as important as a playoff game, but when the top two teams in the ...

The glow from the 895th goal still hovers over hockey, and Alex Ovechkin won’t play in front of fans again until Thursday night. It’s ample time for t Capitals to exhale and reset for the upcoming ...

Alex Ovechkin could not contain his happiness moments after scoring his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that has defined his remarkable ...