Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin returned to action Saturday night from a broken leg, resuming his run at Wayne Gretzky's goal record and trying to aid his team's run toward the top record ...

Ovechkin suffered the injury in the third period Nov. 18 at Utah — after scoring two goals in that game and notching a hat trick the night before at Vegas. At the time of his injury, he had 15 ...

Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet Saturday ... who was out with an upper-body injury. Toronto has allowed at least five goals in each of those four games, and 21 total during that span.

With a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday, the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to six games.

With his overtime goal on Thursday, Alex Ovechkin has now scored against 179 different goalies in his NHL career — more than ...

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

With the Capitals in town Thursday night, Kraken fans get an up-close view of Alex Ovechkin as he closes in on Wayne ...

Quinn Hughes scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat NHL-leading Washington 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping Capitals star ...

Ovechkin’s empty-net goal in the third period ... “If you want to try, take your skates and go six-on-five.” Before his injury, the 39-year-old led the league in goals as the Capitals ...

Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY, MNMT2) ...

Alex Ovechkin's chase for the NHL career goals record has made him, and the Washington Capitals, the NHL's hottest bet.

SEATTLE -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal and 22nd of the season, and the Washington Capitals pushed their win ...