Making his highly-anticipated return from a broken leg on Saturday, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin picked up right where he left off, scoring an empty-net goal for career tally No. 869 en ...

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they ...

TORONTO — After missing 16 games with a broken left fibula, Alex Ovechkin will return for the Washington Capitals on Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ovechkin suffered the injury ...

The hockey club will be without captain Connor McDavid for the first half of that homestand as the NHL handed him a ...

Alex Ovechkin Takes Part in a Full Capitals Practice. He Could Return Saturday at Toronto ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record should be back ...

Pierre-Luc Dubois starred for the Capitals, scoring a goal and assisting another one, while Tom Wilson and Matt Roy also ...

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action as the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom ...

Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of the all-time goal scoring record has certainly been a worthy story, but a number of other guys are having either resurgent or career seasons for the red-hot Washington ...

He missed 16 games but resumed his pursuit at Toronto in the Capitals' first game out of the Christmas break. Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime at Ottawa on Thursday night to give the ...

Alex Ovechkin is on-pace to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record, which is something that Toronto Maple Leafs forward ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin ...