Alex Ovechkin achieved a historic milestone in front of a sellout crowd at Ball Arena. The Capitals captain became only the second player ever to reach a career milestone once thought unattainable.

There's a chance that Sunday was Alex Ovechkin's final game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He recorded an assist in the Washington Capitals' 3-0 win, keeping their faint playoff hopes alive.

"The Gr8 Chase" is over. Alex Ovechkin is the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin amassed this career total in a variety of ways. He had over 550 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice and hit the 30-goal mark for the 20th time in his NHL career, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-4 on Tuesday night. Tom Wilson ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday against the ...

When you think of the best snipers in the National Hockey League, a few names come to mind. Alex Ovechkin (obviously), Tage Thompson, Kyle Connor, Auston Matthews, David Pastrnak, Mikko Rantanen… But ...

The Washington Capitals improved to 4-1-0 following a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild at Capital One Arena as the team debuted a brand-new alternate “Screaming Eagle” jersey on Friday night.

Alex Ovechkin has 971 goals between the regular season and playoffs, but Monday's was his first overtime winner in the ...

Barring a surprise second wind (more like third or fourth) Alex Ovechkin's 21-year NHL career is likely coming to an end at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. He wasn't about to skate off into the ...