The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would ...

The Washington Capitals will face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Two future Hall of Famers collide ...

Early in the second period, Rasmus Sandin took a tripping penalty ... Then the Panthers pulled their goalie a second time and Alex Ovechkin sank in another goal for a 6-3 final score.

The Utah Hockey Club visit the Washington Capitals today at 12:30 p.m. EST. This is their final game before the 4 Nations ...

Washington Capitals left wing Andrew Mangiapane (88) celebrates his goal with defensemen John Carlson, right, and Rasmus Sandin, second from left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against ...

Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking the National Hockey League goal record. His Washington Capitals faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening, with the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model to a lot of kids who grew up to play alongside him in the NHL.

The Capitals started the second period shorthanded after a tripping call against Rasmus Sandin. Halfway through the man ... Just when everyone thought the game was over, Alexander Ovechkin got a ...