Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's new goal-scoring leader, stormed out of the gate with two goals in his first game in 2005. His league debut delayed by a season-long lockout, the 2004 No. 1 overall pick ...

The Canadiens won 3-2 in overtime in Game 1, the Capitals replying with a 6-5 overtime victory in Game 2. The series shifted ...

History was made in the NHL this season, but not the kind that its most storied U.S. franchises wanted. The 2025 Stanley Cup ...

Both Penguins, still wearing their game jerseys in the tunnel after the game, met a fully-suited-up Ovechkin in a postgame ...

Alex Ovechkin finished his record-breaking season by netting his 897th career goal against the Penguins on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with his 895th goal. Predators forward Steven Stamkos, the third-highest active goal scorer, praised Ovechkin's longevity and consistency.

Dowd has set career highs in goals with 14 and points with 27, but his value to Washington goes far beyond his stats.

With a handful of teams already having played Game 82 and the rest sitting at 80 or 81 — and with the short window before the ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goal record Friday night with two scores against the Chicago Blackhawks. "The Great One" was in the building, with ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight ...

The biggest factor, though, is Connor Hellebuyck. A two-time Vezina Trophy winner (2019-20, 2023-24), he is the best ...