Alexander Ovechkin was born to play hockey.  The future NHL superstar was raised in Russia by a family of athletes. His ...

The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would ...

Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals secured a 5-4 shootout victory over the Ottawa Senators during their Monday night matchup.

but three goals in a 7-3 win at the Capital One Arena in Washington over the Edmonton Oilers. Ovechkin's hat trick put him just 12 goals away from tying Gretzky's league record of 894. Now ...

The Washington Capitals, with Alexander Ovechkin, will be in action Tuesday versus the Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena, ...

The Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin defeated the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 Sunday afternoon at the Capital One Arena.

As Alexander Ovechkin closes in on the all-time goals record, the National Hockey League is trying to maximize the audience in games where that could potentially happen. To that end, the NHL has ...

Ovechkin's son was seated in the front row when the Capitals star scored two goals in the second period on Sunday.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 11 goals from ... and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight, as the Washington Capital is sometimes called, began the season ...

The Washington Capitals are no one-trick pony, and they proved that to the New York Rangers with a thriller of a win on ...