Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had seemingly done it all in hockey, leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in ...

Mario Lemieux is hockey’s greatest goal scorer ever, and with all due respect to Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy, it’s not even a fair fight. We can talk numbers. We can talk eye test.

“He was leading the charge and dragging guys into the fight.” Longtime teammate Tom Wilson was unaware history was made. “News to me," Wilson said before quickly turning to praising Ovechkin.

The Washington Capitals will be without top four defenseman Martin Fehervary for the remainder of their playoff run.

Breaking down the third-period penalties, fisticuffs that overshadowed the Caps’ Alex Ovechkin scoring career goal No. 892 as he chases Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894.

The fight lasted nearly a full minute ... With less than five minutes left in the first frame, Ovechkin made an actual impact in the game by scoring his 891st career goal on a power play.

The teams combined for 76 penalty minutes, including two fighting majors apiece and three game misconducts. Washington: Without Ovechkin, the Capitals were outplayed from the opening puck drop and ...