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.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 870th goal ... highlighted by a stupendous save from Charlie Lindgren. The Washington Capitals captain shed his noncontact jersey and participated in the team’s morning ...

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 ...

Washington Capitals at Seattle Kraken (10 p.m. ET; KHN, KING 5, MNMT2, KONG, SNO, SNE) ...

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 ...

In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked in both nets, with Charlie Lindgren not skating as he recovers from an upper-body injury he suffered in Friday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

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

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.