Signing Ovechkin to a five-year deal would have kept the RFA wolves at bay, and it would have kept the 22-year-old star in DC ...

Washington Capitals fans stood in the pouring rain for hours Friday before entering D.C.’s Capital One Arena — all to take part in honoring Alex Ovechkin.

We are living in the NHL’s latest golden era. Toronto Maple Leafs playoff failures aside, from about this time last year to ...

Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason said Friday that Jake Christiansen and Merzlikins will not play; Christiansen left during the first period of a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and ...

Alex Ovechkin will be a healthy scratch for the Capitals against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday (12:30 p.m. ET; ABC, ...

Period I The Buffalo Sabres scored two goals in 2:45 of each other after the halfway mark of the opening frame. Pending RFA JJ Peterka opened the scoring with his 25th goal of the season from former ...

Can anyone catch Ovechkin? Sizing up biggest threats to goals record Wild expect Buium to sign soon, make impact: 'He will play' Makar won't travel with Avalanche on regular season-ending road ...

Alex Ovechkin finished practice by replicating his belly-flop celebration from scoring the record-breaking 895th goal of his NHL career, delighting the 895 schoolchildren and other Washington Capitals ...