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 ...

The Red Wings have nowhere to go but up on the  Eastern Conference when they take on the Washington Capitals in a ...

As if the Detroit Red Wing don’t have enough problems trying to dig themselves out of basement of the Eastern Conference, ...

It didn't take long for Alex Ovechkin to make an impact for the Washington Capitals in his return to the lineup. After a month and a half on Injured Reserve due ...

Ovechkin played his first game since he fractured his left fibula Nov. 18 in a game against the Utah Hockey Club.

The great National Hockey League contradiction of sports, celebration and politics is upon us. We have already begun the ...

The good news for the Minnesota Wild is that Kirill Kaprizov is expected to return sooner rather than later from his lower-body injury.

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

Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal late in the third period, helping the Capitals secure a 5–2 victory over the Toronto Maple ...

TORONTO -- Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return to action, and the Washington Capitals upended the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night. In posting his 869th career goal, ...

Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal on three shots and added three hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs. Ovechkin missed 16 games with a fractured fibula, and he was eased back in with just ...

The Red Wings, who will host the Washington Capitals on Sunday, have lost four straight games and are tied with the Buffalo Sabres for the fewest points (30) in the Eastern Conference. McLellan had ...