Ovechkin scored two of the Capitals’ three goals and had the primary assist on the other. “I thought he made a couple big plays for us tonight,” Washington ... Savard as a screen to fool ...

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

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin spent this season chasing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. See his NHL career highlights here. End of carousel The Capitals scored five goals ...

leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018, earning the Hart Trophy as MVP three times and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history. The one thing he had ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson scored his career-best 33rd goal of the season and the Washington Capitals wrapped up the top spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 ...

After being the third-best defensive team in the league through 65 games, allowing an average of 2.58 goals, Washington gave up 3.59 in its final 17. The Capitals got their top prospect in the ...

The Washington Capitals announced several events across the D.C. region in honor of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin becoming the NHL’s all-time goals leader. Initiatives include a special GR895 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin took another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring his 892nd career goal in the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss at the Carolina ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin received a sculpture, an engraved golden hockey stick and a Rolex watch on Thursday as gifts for becoming the NHL’s leading goal scorer. The Capitals ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL goals record was a major motivator for the Washington Capitals over the past month. That came Sunday when he scored the 895th of his career.