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

The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals are clicking on all cylinders, and their high-powered offense is poised to ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals appeared to be at a crossroads after being swept by the New York ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Playing defense at the highest levels of hockey requires patience. Jump too quickly at a loose puck and you risk exposing your goaltender to a breakaway by one of the skilled and ...

Doc’s Sports offers NHL expert picks for every game on our hockey predictions page. As it currently stands, the defending champion Florida Panthers are the favorites to win the Atlantic Division at ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is already one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward ...

Ovechkin has scored on Fleury 28 times in 47 games against him over the past two decades, with a vast majority of them coming ...

NHL players will participate at an Olympics for the first time in 12 years when the hockey competition takes place in Milan.

Washington blows a pair of leads in a 4-3 loss even as Alex Ovechkin pulls within 24 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s ...

The Washington Capitals lost a shootout contest against the Minnesota Wild in their recent contest. They managed to snag a ...

Marc-Andre Fleury figures Alex Ovechkin probably owes him for helping Ovechkin close in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals ...

The Wild played one of their most impressive games this season against the Capitals despite a long list of injured stars.