When Alex Ovechkin left the Washington Capitals lineup with a broken fibula, he was well on his way to breaking Wayne Gretzky ...

Teammate Nicklas Backstrom, currently on long-term injured reserve for a nagging hip problem, joined him in his natural spot: ...

In 17 seasons playing together, Backstrom has assisted on 279 of Ovechkin’s 868 regular season goals. Backstrom himself is in ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been out since Nov. 18 with a fractured left fibula. Here's the latest on his ...

OK, that’s not quite true. I suppose it’s possible that I’ve been wrong once or twice, in between my normal bouts of ...

The 39-year-old was expected to miss the next several weeks after colliding with Utah's Jack McBain in November.

Ovechkin was on the ice for skating work ahead of practice and working with teammate Nicklas Backstrom, who was in a ...

2022 — Washington Capitals center Alex Ovechkin scores a hat trick in 7-3 away win over Chicago Blackhawks to join Wayne Gretzky & Gordie Howe as the only players in NHL history to score 800 goals.

Alex Ovechkin was spotted skating ahead of Washington Capitals practice on Monday as he works his way back from a fractured ...

Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record, including highlights of each goal and the upcoming ...

The Olympics, that’s where the world’s best athletes meet. NHL players missed the last two Winter Games, but commissioner ...

Trending: Columbus lost all three contests to its division rival last year and fell 7-2 in Washington on Nov. 2 in the first ...