Fifteen days after toppling Wayne Gretzky from the peak of the NHL’s career goals ledger, Caps captain Alex Ovechkin came through with a pair of massive goals on Monday to help the Caps to a 3-2 ...

Amazingly enough, Alexander Ovechkin entered the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with something still left unchecked on his to-do list. But it only took the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer one game ...

A fairytale season somehow got even better for Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals won their first playoff game of the year dramatically with ...

It took captain Alex Ovechkin’s first career playoff overtime winner to lift Washington to victory, 3-2, 2:26 into the extra period. Game 2 is Wednesday night. Ovechkin scored two of the ...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin is four months away from turning 40 and still was among the Washington Capitals' most consistent hitters in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Color his teammates ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals not only finished his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s career NHL goals record this season, he’s given himself some breathing room over the Great One.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Alex Ovechkin took another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record by scoring his 892nd career goal in the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss at the Carolina ...

Washington Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin has had one of the most incredible seasons of his NHL career. He's the new NHL goal-scoring king, led the Caps to a Metropolitan Division title and top ...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday ...