It’ll be fun sidebar to count up how many shifts defenceman Elias Pettersson gets tonight against Alexander Ovechkin in his welcome-to-the-NHL game.

When the Washington Capitals kicked off their season as the only NHL team with two full right goaltenders, captain Alex Ovechkin didn't know what to expect. "It's gonna be weird; usually you don't ...

Washington is sticking with the same combinations it ended Saturday's loss to the Vancouver Canucks with, as Tom Wilson will stay on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome while Connor ...

Here are the combinations: Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Connor McMichael Taylor Raddysh-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane ...

The Ottawa Senators roll on and test their roster depth with the final home game against the Washington Capitals. The Capitals have a strong team now and future as goaltender Logan Thompson has been ...

Kevin Lankinen stopped 32 of 33 shots for the Canucks, including seven saves on Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin — to avoid ... Miller interfered with center Nic Dowd and gave the Capitals a ...

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev was forced to address previous domestic abuse allegations made against him after he was heckled by a member of the crowd after the Australian Open final on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 875 goals and needs 20 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star Alex Ovechkin 20 goals shy of breaking ...