With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to the U.S. and Canada, thanks to his powerful slap shot and physical style of ...

Follow along here as we chronicle each subsequent goal Ovechkin scores this season, including goal highlights, the upcoming Capitals schedule and how to watch. Subscribe to ESPN+ | Stream the NHL ...

The Washington Commanders’ improbable, unexpected run for the Super Bowl is over, but another local franchise has been busy ...

Fresh off a perfect three-game homestand, the Florida Panthers will hit the road to face Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in a battle of division leaders.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in a showdown of ...

8. Speed and other secondary forward highlights A big part of Washington’s surprising success, with or without Ovechkin, this season has been the depth and underlying metrics of their forward group.

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...