WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 win against the Seattle Kraken at Capital One Arena on Sunday. The Capitals captain scored into an empty net at 18:31 ...

“Our bench,” begins Caps winger Tom Wilson, “everyone kind of jumps through the roof whenever he finds the back of the net, ...

After being acquired from Pittsburgh at the deadline, winger hopes to bring grit, speed and energy as newest addition to Eastern Conference-leading Washington’s lineup. The Capitals scored four ...

The team fell to the Philadelphia Flyers and twice to the Washington Capitals. McDavid and Coach Kris Knoblauch acknowledged the team's struggles and emphasized the need for collective improvement ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of NHL history. The greatest goal scorer to ever lace up his skates is just 13 tallies away from setting a new record. As he nears career ...

Scoring three goals in the Washington Capitals' 7-3 rout of the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday put Ovechkin 13 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record of 894 that long seemed unapproachable.

Goaltender Calvin Pickard gets the start this afternoon against the Washington Capitals, per head coach Kris Knoblauch. Pickard, 32, has appeared in 21 games for Edmonton this season, going 14-5-0 ...

Watch as Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scores his 32nd career hat trick, and his 882nd goal against the Oilers. WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin fired a perfect wrist shot past Calvin ...

881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the ...

The Penguins recorded the final 20 shot attempts of the first period and were taking it to the Capitals, the game tied through 20 minutes only because of solid work from Washington goaltender ...

PITTSBURGH — The well-rested Washington Capitals spent the first half of Saturday’s game, their first in 13 days following the NHL’s break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, getting outplayed.

The Edmonton Oilers got stomped again, this time 7-3 by the Washington Capitals, a game that saw the Oilers utterly collapse as the game went along. It was an embarrassing performance and one that ...