Alex Ovechkin scored the fifth goal in a 7-4 win to get No. 872 and move 23 back of breaking Gretzky’s record of 894 that ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 ...

Washington inserted Chychrun onto the team’s top power play unit when Alex Ovechkin went down, and has kept him there since ...

Ovechkin has four goals in five games since returning from missing the previous 16 because of a broken left leg.

Ovechkin is now 23 shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 goals that many NHL observers thought would stand as one of the game's most unbreakable records.

The Capitals beat the Sabres 4-2 on Dec. 14 at Capital One Arena. Zucker opened the scoring 1:36 into the game. Washington ...

Jonathan Marchessault's third-period fight with Matt Coronato was just the second of his career. It helped carry the ...

On the penalty kill side of the play, the Capitals' PK killed off all four shorthanded situations. The PK has rarely been an ...

The Buffalo Sabres return home from a trip out west and face a tough test against the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals on Monday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record , and the Washington ...