The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the ...

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record ... who remains stuck on ...

After all, the Washington captain is back, wry wit and all, and so is his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all ... To that end, Capitals forward Tom Wilson, a Toronto native, indicated that the ...

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 1-0 victory over the ...

“They’re a good team,” winger Tom Wilson said ... leaving him just 24 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894. The strike came late in the second period and was the ...

Rossi scored with 8:41 left in regulation, 15 seconds after a would-be goal by Washington's Tom Wilson was disallowed for directing the puck into the net with a high stick. Boldy had the lone ...

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne ... by Strome and Tom Wilson) to make it 4-1.

Mangiapane made it 3-1 with 5:06 remaining, and Ovechkin scored career goal No. 873 with an empty-netter with 58 seconds left ...

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