The Washington Capitals are in action on Saturday night against their historic rival Pittsburgh Penguins, who come to town ...

The Edmonton Oilers allowed Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin an opportunity to try on some of Wayne Gretzky’s ...

As Alex Ovechkin chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record, the Edmonton Oilers made quite a gesture toward the ...

The 47th President of the United States gave a nod to the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin during a pre-inauguration rally.

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored in the third period ... Metropolitan Division with a four-point lead on the New Jersey Devils. It is a shocking turnaround from last year, when ...

Thankfully for Washington, the second place New Jersey ... The Capitals have 43 games remaining in the regular season, meaning there are 43 more opportunities for Ovechkin to track down and ...

The Washington Commanders are gearing up for a road playoff tilt at Ford Field where they'll take on the No. 1 seed Detroit ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals took a 2-1 regulation loss to the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night, continuing a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals ... San Jose beat New Jersey.