Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome ... Sandin sticking with John Carlson and Jakob Chychrun operating with Trevor van Riemsdyk while Martin Fehervary and Matt Roy make up a shutdown defensive pairing.

During Ovechkin’s 16-game absence ... “I feel like that, too,” says Caps defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk. “Even though we’ve been in our zone a lot, I feel like you come back to the ...

Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.

A long-standing record is close to being broken. On Saturday evening, Alexander Ovechkin potted an empty net goal for his 20th of the season, giving him 873 career goals. The Russian winger is 21 ...

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points ...

Alex Ovechkin is creeping ever closer to NHL history. It’s been known for some time that Ovechkin has a legitimate shot at breaking Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record should he stay healthy ...

Alex Ovechkin is already in the midst of a historic season, but the Washington Capitals legend continues to prove why he’s the best goal scorer in NHL history. While chasing down Wayne Gretzky ...

Three of the most important players in their recent history — defender Virgil van Dijk, wide man Trent Alexander-Arnold and forward Mohamed Salah — are out of contract at the end of the season.

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored an empty net goal in the third period against the Nashville Predators to bring him within 21 goals of Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record.