Looking ahead to the upcoming NHL season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have added a former teammate of Alex Ovechkin from the ...

The 2025 free-agent frenzy was anything but. The Florida Panthers retained their three pending unrestricted free agents ...

The Washington Capitals had five picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, including first round pick Lynden Lakovic. Did their class earn ...

The Washington Capitals secure the continuity of a key defenseman for the franchise as questions begin to grow about the ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin was named a finalist for the 2025 ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, the ...

Ovechkin's charity combined the anticipation of reaching his 895th career goal with a push to fund pediatric cancer research.

Alex Ovechkin closes in on Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record For years, Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career regular-season goals was widely thought to be untouchable. Now, the Washington Capitals ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby joined the NHL in the 2005-06 season with Ovechkin. Crosby has assisted on nearly 50% more goals than Ovechkin has, putting him dozens of points ahead.

The NHL’s plans include allowing the Capitals players to clear the bench and celebrate with Ovechkin on the ice when he ties the record. When he breaks it, the game will be delayed for a formal ...

That’s when it became Ovechkin’s signature trick and it’s what put him on the path to being the NHL’s all-time best scorer, a path he couldn’t get to without a little help from those ...

Award given to an athlete whose continuous, demonstrated leadership has created a measured positive impact on their community through sports ...

Alex Ovechkin ties Gretzky's record for most NHL goals The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the great Wayne Gretzky.