Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has long been known for ... NHL players who have not been on the wrong end of an Ovechkin hit. “I took a slash from him, but most Russians in the ...

Hockey fans have their eyes trained on Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin every time he's on the ice and that's for good reason. The 39-year-old Russian star is close to making NHL history ...

(AP) — Alex Ovechkin is four months away from turning ... scoring four goals and finishing with 19 hits to set up a showdown with the Carolina Hurricanes. The best-of-seven series starts Tuesday ...

The suddenly rejuvenated Ovechkin scored an empty net goal with 28 seconds left in a 3-0 victory against the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. That gave him 57 for his career. He had been tied ...

Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky ... Right after the puck hit nylon, Ovechkin went into a swan dive toward center ice, the Capitals and Islanders alike spilled off the benches ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin's GR8 Chase continued at Capital ... Buehler has given up 12 runs and 17 hits, including four home runs. Cowboys offensive lineman Tom Rafferty, who played 14 seasons ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin reached 700 career assists on Tuesday, recording two in a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena. The Russian is the 60th player in ...

It was a fairly quiet night for Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who returned after he missed 16 games with a broken left fibula — until he hit the empty net with 3:23 remaining. He skated 14:58 ...

November 7 - Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist as the Washington Capitals came back to beat the visiting Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday. Ovechkin extended his goal ...