Fleury, who’s in his 21st and assuredly final season in the league, was on the home bench all night while Filip Gustavsson ...

Alex Ovechkin orchestrated a team-wide handshake between Capitals players and Wild's Marc-Andre Fleury after their game on ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin didn't get closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record on Thursday night, ...

Alex Ovechkin initiated a memorable moment on the ice in Minnesota even though he went scoreless for Washington in a 4-2 loss ...

Ovechkin feels that way that despite Fleury’s Penguins defeating his Capitals in three Stanley Cup Playoff series (2009, 2016, 2017) and going on to win the Stanley Cup each time. Ovechkin and the ...

The Minnesota Wild and Washington Capitals faced off for the first time in St. Paul, Minnesota, and for the final time of the ...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin, amid his hunt to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record, was predicted to have a big game ...

(John McDonnell/For The Washington Post) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record. Track his progress here. End of carousel But in the wake of ...

It happened Saturday, as the Sharks were dominated in the first period and never recovered in a sometimes feisty 5-1 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals before a sold-out ...

SAN JOSE --Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th goal to move eight away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894, and the Washington Capitals defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-1 at SAP Center on ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 887th career goal Saturday to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1.