Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has already penned his name in history as hockey’s greatest goal scorer. He broke Wayne Gretzky’s record when he scored his 895th career goal last season in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin's mini-drought is over. The countdown to another milestone can begin again. Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season Friday night, moving to within two of 900 for ...

WASHINGTON --When Alex Ovechkin doesn’t score a goal in his first four games of a season, that usually leads to questions about what’s wrong. That comes with the territory when you’re the NHL’s ...

The Washington Capitals were 5-1 winners over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night, with Alex Ovechkin contributing one of the goals. While that has been a common occurrence over the past two ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Near center ice at the Washington Capitals’ practice rink, Alex Ovechkin stretched his hips. He chatted with his coach. He goofed around with some of his teammates and he gave ...

WASHINGTON — They don't make players like Alex Ovechkin anymore. The Washington Capitals captain has always been unabashedly himself, and going into career game No. 1,500 on Saturday against the ...

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His first NHL game came when he was 20, fresh from Moscow with stubble on his face. His 1,500th came Saturday night at 40, long since he turned more than just gray around the edges. There is much to ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin netted his first goal of the season in a three-point performance over the Minnesota Wild. The 40-year-old sniper and all-time leader in goals scored now sits ...

Dylan Strome had two goals and two assists, while Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 898 as the Washington Capitals routed the Minnesota Wild for their fourth win in row. Ovechkin, who assisted on ...

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin will hit another big number that puts him in elite NHL company when the Washington Capitals host the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NHLN, ...