The Capitals had lost 33 of their 59 games without Ovechkin in the lineup during his first 19 seasons, including 23 of 36 over the past decade.

2022 — Washington Capitals center Alex Ovechkin scores a hat trick in 7-3 away win over Chicago Blackhawks to join Wayne Gretzky & Gordie Howe as the only players in NHL history to score 800 goals.

Terrace hockey writer and researcher Joe Pelletier's just-published "The Greatest Hockey Trades of All Time" is a ...

The Capitals have won six of nine since 39-year-old captain Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula.

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power understands why he was benched for the rest of the first period after Mika Zibanejad's ...

After Buffalo Sabres forward Ryan McLeod won a faceoff in the defensive zone on the penalty kill, Power attempted to clear ...

At the time, it was just a goal. Then Wayne Gretzky became The Great One, with Tim Kelly giving up The First One ...

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson returned after being hit by a puck in the face and led a rally past the Montreal ...

Alex Ovechkin has not missed many games during his two decades in the NHL with the Washington Capitals, and that remarkable ...

The Capitals had lost 33 of their 59 games without Alex Ovechkin in the lineup during his first 19 seasons. In stark contrast to that, they've won six of nine since the 39-year-old captain ...

Teammate Nicklas Backstrom, currently on long-term injured reserve for a nagging hip problem, joined him in his natural spot: ...