Alex Ovechkin 's goal 2:26 into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win against the visiting Canadiens in Game 1 ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

The Washington Capitals learned on Monday night that the Montreal Canadiens can't be taken lightly in this series. They might ...

Captial One Arena understandably went wild when Ovechkin netted the goal to sound the horn and win Game 1. His teammates quickly grabbed the 39-year-old star in a giant group hug on the ice to ...

Lane Hutson stole the show with two assists, and Ivan Demidov played under 12 minutes of ice time. Onto the next one we go.

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's ...

This season, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Monday, in the Capitals ' playoff opener, he somehow ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway in Washington.

The Capitals broke a scoreless tie in the first period of Monday night's gamea against the Canadiens with a goal from Alex ...

Ovechkin scored two goals, assisted on another and generally acted as the tone-setter in Washington's 3-2 overtime win over ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight, as the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will put ...