Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals resume their season with a rivalry game against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Ovechkin will resume play when the Washington Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby (a game-time decision ...

The second half of the NHL season begins Saturday with 14 games coming out of the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to an NHL scoring record that many thought was unbreakable. The ...

Just over a week ago, nobody knew for sure what the 4 Nations Face-Off was going to be like. Would it resemble an All-Star ...

There were no NHL games this week, so things were pretty quiet... Well, there was a friendly little game between USA and ...

Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking the National Hockey League goal record. His Washington Capitals faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday evening, with the “Great 8 ...

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Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Like all of the greatest hockey talents, Sidney Crosby has invented his own way to play, to lead and, in the biggest moments, ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move to within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night ...

Alexander Ovechkin is inching ever so close to breaking ... he’s now on a four-goal streak with a goal against the Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, and the Flyers.