The Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin defeated the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 Sunday afternoon at the Capital One Arena.

Alexander Ovechkin was born to play hockey.  The future NHL superstar was raised in Russia by a family of athletes. His mother, Tatyana, was a two-time Olympic ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin took a huge leap towards overtaking Wayne Gretzky’s goalscoring record on Sunday.

but three goals in a 7-3 win at the Capital One Arena in Washington over the Edmonton Oilers. Ovechkin's hat trick put him just 12 goals away from tying Gretzky's league record of 894. Now needing ...

The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would ...

Ovechkin's son was seated in the front row when the Capitals star scored two goals in the second period on Sunday.

Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were held off the scoresheet yesterday, but that would not be the case inside Capital One Arena. McDavid helped Leon Draisaitl open the ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 13 goals away from breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL record.

The Washington Capitals, with Alexander Ovechkin, will be in action Tuesday versus the Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena, ...

As Alexander Ovechkin closes in on the all-time goals record, the National Hockey League is trying to maximize the audience in games where that could potentially happen. To that end, the NHL has ...

(CNN) — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is 13 goals away from ... and added an empty netter in the third at the Capital One Arena in the nation’s capital. He has 29 goals in 41 ...