Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin started the 2023-24 NHL season rather slowly. In fact, he hit career lows on a few occasions in the first half of the year.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and the visiting Washington Capitals rode a three-goal second period to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday that lifted them into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card position.
Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals extinguished the Calgary Flames by a score of 5-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday night for their third straight win.
Despite there only being less than a month left this season, you can bet there’s a bunch of news around the National Hockey League. In this article, we’ll look at a veteran that is hanging up his skates, another suspension on the way, as well as an individual accomplishment that could be on the horizon.
With less than 20 games left in the 2023-24 season, the Washington Capitals are hoping to make a final push for the last wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Alex Ovechkin & Co. continue to pile up wins; will they make the postseason? Plus, full playoff projections, draft lottery standings and more.
In a low-scoring affair, the Washington Capitals edged past the Vancouver Canucks with a narrow 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin led his team by scoring yet another goal.
Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied past the Vancouver Canucks for a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals, who improved to 2-2 on their five-game Western road trip.
There are several Wayne Gretzky records that will never be broken, such as his 50 goals in 39 in the 1981-82 season, his 215 points in 1985-86, or his point total of 2857. However, one of Gretzky’s records could be broken in the near future, and the Edmonton Oilers face the team that ices that player.
Building a contender at the NHL Trade Deadline isn’t as simple as checking off a shopping list of must-have ingredients for a Stanley Cup recipe. But what if it was?
Alex Ovechkin aims to continue his scoring binge on Saturday when the Washington Capitals host star rookie Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. Ovechkin scored his 10th goal in 15 games and added an assist in the Capitals' 6-0 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
Alex Ovechkin is probably not in a great mood as the minutes tick down on Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline, watching as two longtime teammates in Anthony Mantha and Evgeny Kuznetsov were shipped to the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes, respectively.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin kickstarted the comeback against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night, scoring the first of five unanswered tallies to lead a crucial 5-2 victory at Capital One Arena.
Nobody has dominated headlines around the Toronto sports media circle this season quite like Auston Matthews. And can you blame anyone for it? He shocked the universe when he scored 60 goals in 2021-22, and now it looks like he’s not only going to score 60 again but blow past that mark for the first time in his career.
A sudden revitalization of the Great Eight -- Alex Ovechkin -- has given the Washington Capitals a better outlook on securing a postseason berth. With their star sniper on a nine-game point streak, the Capitals will try to win their third straight match when they face the Tampa Lightning on Thursday to start a two-game trip in Florida.
Alex Ovechkin scored in the Washington Capitals’ Tuesday night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, extending his goal streak to six games. According to the Associated Press’ Stephen Whyno, this is Ovechkin’s first six-game goal streak since Dec.
With Alex Ovechkin heating up and finding the back of the net in five consecutive games the big talk around the league is if he can still score 30 goals this season.
Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record (894 goals), scoring the 834th goal of his career on Saturday in a 3-0 win over the Bruins.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin might need to pick up the pace if he wants to catch The Great One.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is the best goal scorer of his era and arguably the best to ever play in the NHL. After nearly two decades there is one opponent that is finally starting to slow him down, and it is not one that he sees on the ice. It is Father Time.
When Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby entered the NHL together during the 2005-06 season they had enormous expectations placed upon them.
Alex Ovechkin’s goal-scoring pace hasn’t been up to snuff early this season. He hasn’t gained significant ground on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, but Ovi is approaching a major milestone.
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