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The day a lot of NHL fans have been waiting for has finally come and gone, and there couldn’t have been a better setting for Alex Ovechkin’s record setting goal.
Denny Hamlin’s two-decade-long dream of winning the NASCAR Cup Championship slipped through his fingers last weekend in Phoenix, and many wonder if it was a bit too gut-wrenching for him to recover from.
Two future Hall of Famers renew their rivalry when Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday. Anthony Beauvillier and Tom Wilson each scored two goals and Jakob Chychrun recorded three assists as the Capitals snapped a four-game winless streak.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Alex Ovechkin has done it. The Washington Capitals star and future Hockey Hall of Famer added to his legendary resume on Wednesday night, as he became just the first player ever in the history of the NHL to score at least 900 goals.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday. Anthony Beauvillier and Tom Wilson each scored two goals, and John Carlson had a goal and an assist as the Capitals snapped a four-game winless streak.
Two legends of their respective sports will be connected forever, though for different talents. On Wednesday night, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored the 900th goal of his NHL career, obviously becoming the first player in NHL history to hit the mark.
The Washington Capitals’ Logan Thompson and Tom Wilson have been making their case to be included on Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
It’s been a slow start for the Washington Capitals, going 6-5-1 through their first 12 games of the 2025-26 season, including four straight losses dating back to Oct.
The Washington Capitals have promoted Tim Barnes to an assistant general manager position. He had previously served as the team’s Director of Analytics since the 2017-18 season, and filled an analyst role from 2014 to 2017.
According to head coach Spencer Carbery, center Pierre-Luc Dubois is going to be out for an extended period of time. The coach shared with the media that the team is still evaluating whether Dubois needs surgery, but the forward won’t be back for some time, regardless.
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson played his 1,100th NHL game on Saturday evening. The career-long Capital became the 15th defenseman in league history to play 1,100-plus games with one team, and the fourth active defenseman to play that many.
Five of Team USA’s most accomplished hockey athletes took the stage at the 2026 Team USA Media Summit, each representing a different chapter of the sport’s story.