On the penalty kill side of the play, the Capitals' PK killed off all four shorthanded situations. The PK has rarely been an ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 ...

Ovechkin has four goals in five games since returning from missing the previous 16 because of a broken left leg.

The defense — team and individual — was leaky, which isn’t new. And the Rangers’ reliable penalty kill gave up two key goals, ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals appeared to be at a crossroads after being swept by the New York ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored in the third period of the Capitals' 7-4 win over the New York Rangers on ...

Marco Rossi tied it in the third period, Matt Boldy scored the shootout winner and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 871st NHL goal, moving within 24 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, but the ...

The Washington Capitals were one of the earliest adopters of the 1-3-1, which Adam Oates installed when he became the team’s ...

Washington, fueled by two goals from Aliaksei Protas and a 26-save performance from Logan Thompson, earned a 3-1 win over ...

Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit’s coach in the Red Wings’ 4-2 ...

The Buffalo Sabres return home from a trip out west and face a tough test against the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals on Monday night.