Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, leading the Washington Capitals to a series-opening victory over the ...

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin had seemingly done it all in hockey, leading the Washington Capitals to the Stanley Cup in ...

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the ...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin added to his historic 2024-25 season with the first goal of Washington's Stanley Cup playoffs ...

They finished atop the East, but also lost eight of their final 12 regular-season games while focused on getting Ovechkin the ...

In his 20th NHL season with one season remaining on his contract after this one, Ovechkin is running out of opportunities to ...

The Dallas Stars take on the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first round series starting on ...

The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs Saturday when Winnipeg hosts St. Louis followed by the must-see matchup ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record ... He was set up by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome and ripped a shot from the top of the left faceoff ...

He has racked up nine goal-scoring titles and passed Wayne Gretzky's 894, a record once thought to be unbreakable. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. He scored in Game No ...