WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in hi...

Alex Ovechkin had plenty to say after his Washington Capitals were eliminated from the postseason. After the New York Rangers routed the Caps 5-0 in G...

WASHINGTON — For 120 minutes over two games, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped every single shot Alex Ovechkin and the Washington...

NEW YORK -- Three top NHL players are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy. Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, Washington's Alex Ovechkin and John Tavares...

Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin came under fire for his lack of effort during a play that resulted in Derek Stepan's game-winning goal on Wednesday n...

NEW YORK — The key moment of the New York Rangers' Game 4 win over the Washington Capitals might have occurred off ice between the second and th...

NEW YORK -- After going nearly two full games without a goal, the New York Rangers were hardly expected to net four against Braden Holtby and the Wash...

Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane are as good as hockey players get. Their teammates are pretty good, too. In the NHL playo...

MONTREAL -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 26th goal and Jack Hillen got his first as the Washington Capitals stretched their winning run to five games, 3-2...

“What’s wrong with Alex Ovechkin?” It’s a question that became a cottage industry: How could the most dominant goal scorer in recent memory...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- Tennis player Maria Kirilenko and hockey star Alex Ovechkin are talking wedding plans between their busy schedules, although t...

WASHINGTON -- Eric Fehr scored 37 seconds into overtime Tuesday night, and the Washington Capitals rallied from a three-goal, first-period deficit to ...

NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Milbury went on a long rant on Wednesday night, ripping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin during Washington's game against Phila...

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals shut down former teammate Alexander Semin, scored a goal with a one-of-a-kind combo and put together a second co...

WASHINGTON -- After producing his first hat trick in more than two years, Alex Ovechkin wanted to give some credit to Washington Capitals coach Adam O...

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Troy Brouwer scored 32 seconds into overtime for the Washington Capitals, who rallied from a late two-goal deficit and beat the Flori...

A lot was made about the Washington Capitals' first four games of the season, and not just because they didn't win any of them. The defense was bad, a...

MOSCOW -- Alexander Ovechkin is returning to his former Russian team Dynamo Moscow during the NHL lockout. The KHL team said in a statement Wednesday...

NEW YORK -- With a lockout drawing ever closer, the NHL and the players' union are in touch with each other after a day of internal meetings. But n...

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NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist went from shaking his head in disgust to raising his arms in celebration when time finally ran out on the Washington...

GAME 7 Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers Madison Square Garden New York, New York 7:30 PM EST In one of the most exciting events in ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves,...

NEW YORK -- Alex Ovechkin's power-play goal with 7:27 remaining snapped a tie and gave the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers...