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The Washington Capitals made improvements this off-season for two reasons. They want to have a better ending than last season when they were swept out of the first round. They also want to get Alex Ovechkin past Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. He currently sits second in NHL history with 853 goals, 42 away from breaking […]

Chris Patrick has only been the general manager of the Washington Capitals for a matter of days, but he’s inheriting a team that is already vastly improved from last season. Before passing the torch, former GM Brian MacLellan — who is still president of hockey operations — made a flurry of huge moves, adding Pierre-Luc […]

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals are in for another long offseason after being swept in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the New York Rangers. The Great Eight will be entering his 20th NHL season in 2024-25, and remains just 42 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. […]

Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were the first team to be eliminated from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after losing Game 4 at home to the New York Rangers on Sunday night. Despite fighting to the end, the Caps lost to a much-superior Blueshirts team, who won the President’s Trophy and are eyeing a […]

If Alex Ovechkin hadn’t led the Washington Capitals to a Stanley Cup championship in 2018, the franchise would probably be considered one of the most futile in the National Hockey League when it comes to playoff hockey. The Caps haven’t been past the second-round in the Ovechkin era before or after the title campaign, and […]

They say you aren’t in trouble until you lose at home, and the Washington Capitals haven’t yet lost at home in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New York Rangers. But Alex Ovechkin’s club needs to be a lot better than Games 1 and 2 at Madison Square Garden if they hope to climb […]

Alex Ovechkin has been the consistent driver of the Washington Capitals for nearly two decades — especially in the Stanley Cup Playoffs — but The Great Eight was in the spotlight for all of the wrong reasons during Tuesday night’s Game 2 loss to the New York Rangers. Ovechkin was held off the scoresheet for […]

The Washington Capitals clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in wild fashion with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, with TJ Oshie scoring an empty net goal due to Philadelphia needing a regulation win to keep their hopes alive, and Alex Ovechkin had a hilarious response to the way that the Capitals […]

The Washington Capitals desperately needed a win on Tuesday evening not just to stop their bleeding from a six-game winless streak but to also keep their 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs hopes alive. Fortunately for them, the Great Eight stepped up and delivered for them, with Alex Ovechkin giving the Caps a lead-extending goal in […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a big win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Toronto has already secured its spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, so this win mostly serves as momentum for the tournament. However, superstar Auston Matthews made headlines as he joined Alex Ovechkin in a rather exclusive club. Matthews scored […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs got a big win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night that featured fireworks from one of the team’s top scorers. The Leafs won 7-3 on the road in D.C. as star center Auston Matthews showed off his franchise-best skills with Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin forced to watch. The incredible performance […]

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. However, the future Hall of Famer has bounced back in a huge way. And on Monday, he entered rather exclusive company against the Calgary Flames. Ovechkin […]

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. But the Washington Capitals superstar controlled what he could control on Thursday night, leading […]

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. Ovechkin scored his 17th goal of the season and 48th career tally against Philly in the win, again leading the way in the […]

Alex Ovechkin is having yet another productive NHL run in his 19th season with the Washington Capitals. The 38-year-old Capitals star is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s historical goals-scored record, and is racking up some other impressive feats in the meantime. Ovechkin scored a goal on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils that gave him his seventh […]

Alex Ovechkin is having a productive NHL run in his 19th season with the Washington Capitals. The 38-year-old is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s historical goals-scored record. He joined another exclusive club with an impressive feat during the Capitals-Colorado Avalanche game. Ovechkin made history during the Feb. 13’th Capitals-Avalanche matchup Alex Ovechkin scored for the sixth straight […]

Nathan MacKinnon is putting together an almost unflappable Hart Trophy case with the 2023-24 Colorado Avalanche, and the superstar added an incredible feat to an NHL-best season on Wednesday night. MacKinnon scored four times in a 6-2 rout of the Washington Capitals at home, and in the process, became the first player since 2007-08 to […]

It’s been a challenging season for the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin so far. And with each stretch of goalless play, his chances of catching the “Great One” Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in a career diminishes. Ovechkin was on a six-game point streak before suffering a lower-body injury against the Seattle Kraken on January […]

The Washington Capitals — who are trying to stay afloat in an ultra-competitive Metropolitan Division after losing six of eight games — could be missing their two best offensive players when the Seattle Kraken head to Capital One Arena on Thursday night. Both Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson are true game-time decisions for the outer-conference […]

The chase to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record continues for Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin — that won’t happen for a few seasons, but The Great Eight reached a different milestone on Thursday night. Ovechkin tallied an assist in his team’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars at Capital One Arena, and in the […]

Leading the NHL in shots on goal has prompted Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov to give his Alex Ovechkin take on his accomplishment. Nikita Kucherov mentioned his compatriot Alex Ovechkin when reporters asked him to comment on leading the league in shots on goal, per Splittin’ Chiclets. “Trying to be Ovi.” Kucherov when […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is still a huge nightmare for the New York Islanders after all these years. On Saturday, the Russian sniper netted not just one but two goals versus the Isles to help the Caps secure a 4-1 victory on the road. In doing so, Ovechkin also moved up the list of […]

At last, Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin found the back of the net for the first time in the 2023-24 NHL regular season. Ovechkin entered Tuesday night’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs still without a goal after four games, but he ended his drought late in the second period with a goal on […]

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has rewritten the NHL record books. Malkin eclipsed Alexander Mogilny for the third-most goals by a Russian in league history on Wednesday, per Penguins PR. Consequently, Evgeni Malkin joined the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin and Detroit Red Wings legend Sergei Fedorov in the top three. With just nine goals separating […]

The Metropolitan Division seems to get better and better ever year. Last season, the Metro sent four teams to the playoffs, but there are at least six with aspirations to return to the dance next April. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes both got better, while the Columbus Blue Jackets improved drastically this summer. Still, […]

The Rocket Richard Trophy race as the NHL’s top goalscorer figures to be an intriguing one next season. Connor McDavid is the obvious frontrunner after his outrageous 64-goal, 153-point campaign in 2022-23. It truly was one of the best individual campaigns since the days of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, and it isn’t outrageous to […]

The Washington Capitals missed the postseason in 2023 for the first time since since 2013-14 — and superstar Alex Ovechkin is locked in on making sure it doesn’t happen again. “In all the conversations that I’ve had with [Ovechkin], it seems like he’s in a great frame of mind. Since being around him a few […]

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin loves the hiring of new head coach Spencer Carbery. Ovechkin shared his thoughts in a recent interview with Mikhail Zislis of the Russian website Sports-Express.  Ovechkin likes Carbery’s familiarity with the Capitals organization. The new Washington head coach first broke in the hockey coaching ranks with the South Carolina Stingrays, […]

One of the biggest NHL storylines to track over the next few seasons will be Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s goal record. As of now, Ovechkin stands only 72 goals back of Gretzky’s 894 goals. With another three years remaining on his contract and the forward remaining healthy, there’s no question […]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs provide some of the most exciting moments in sports. Hockey’s biggest stars begin their chase for Stanley Cup glory, leaving everything on the ice. However, this year’s playoffs will not feature two of this generation’s greats. Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin are both eliminated from […]

Alex Ovechkin is still several goals away from tying and breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record for the most ever in a career in the NHL, but the Washington Capitals star had a different record by the Great One broken Tuesday night. With a goal five minutes into the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at […]

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin was at the Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers game on Sunday which sparked a funny exchange between Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson. Jeff Van Dundy said that Alex Ovechkin should be in the front row and that he might be the greatest athlete in the building. Mark […]

The Washington Capitals find themselves in the middle of a five-game losing streak right now, and it’s not exactly surprising to see that their losing streak has coincided with the absence of Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin took an absence from the Capitals last Tuesday after the tragic passing of his father, and has not been with […]

The Washington Capitals were dealt a short-term blow when it was announced that Alex Ovechkin would be taking a leave of absence from the team to deal with a family matter. On Wednesday morning, we found out that the reason for Ovechkin’s absence was due to his father, who has tragically passed away on Wednesday […]

The Washington Capitals will be without their best player for Tuesday night’s home game against the Carolina Hurricanes, with the Caps announcing that Alex Ovechkin will be taking time away from the team. The Capitals’ Public Relations department released a statement via Twitter Tuesday morning relaying the information: “Washington Capitals senior vice president and general […]

Another NHL All-Star Weekend has come and gone, with the best players from across the National Hockey League descending on sunny Florida for the 2023 iteration of All-Star festivities at FLA Live Arena. Between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin playing on the same line, hometown boy Matthew Tkachuk winning MVP, and Fall Out Boy headlining […]

Add another piece of incredible history to a truly unbelievable career for the Great Eight. Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night, tying legend Mike Gartner for the most 30-goal campaigns in NHL history. Ovechkin has accomplished the feat a ridiculous 17 times, and now sits […]

The Washington Capitals are in dire need of a boost as they hang around the edges of the playoff picture. Soon, they will receive that boost in the form of Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom. Wilson, a notorious pest, has missed time for the Capitals this season due to a torn ACL. Backstrom also missed […]

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin recently passed Gordie Howe on the all-time goal-scoring leaderboard. For one former teammate, this news is not surprising in the least. Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana is preparing to return to the ice after missing time for personal reasons. However, he took a moment to speak about the accomplishment […]