The Washington Capitals are manifesting success. Somehow.
With just four NBA games, we're turning to hockey with a packed 12-game NHL schedule. There's plenty of inviting spots on the ice, and we're liking a pair of goal scorers to find the back of the net.
He might be the most prolific goal-scorer in hockey history, but that did not hide the fact that Alexander Ovechkin started off the season on a bit of a lull.
Just one point separates the top seven teams in the league. Only eight points separate six teams in the Eastern Conference playoff race, including the Philadelphia Flyers in the third seed of the Metropolitan Division.
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals blanked the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3-0 in a Sunday matinee at Capital One Arena. The win improved the Capitals’ record to 35-26-9 and 79 points on the season.
There were only four games on the program yesterday in the National Hockey League. Still, there was plenty of action and plenty of goals. Here are the highlights of Friday night’s action.
In a 7-3 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals’ legendary forward, netted two goals, bringing his career total to an impressive 845.
WASHINGTON — Anytime Auston Matthews and Alex Ovechkin are both on the ice, it promises to be a show and on Wednesday night the stars delivered. Both players scored a pair of goals but it was Matthews's Toronto Maple Leafs who won out in the end with a 7-3 victory against Ovechkin's Washington Capitals.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has been on the road to catch Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record for quite some time now.
Ovechkin is dragging the rest of his team — which looked dead in the water a few weeks ago — with him.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin continued to add his name to the NHL record books on Monday night, reaching the 20-goal plateau in the team’s evening contest against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Before their four-day break, the Calgary Flames took the ice at the Saddledome against the visiting Washington Capitals but fell 5-2. The Flames registered 36 shots on goal, but Charlie Lindgren in the Washington net kept them to two goals after the Capitals took a 3-0 lead.
Alex Ovechkin continues to make history, scoring his 20th and 21st goals of the season on Monday against the Calgary Flames. He’s now reached the 20-goal mark for the 19th consecutive season, becoming the first player in NHL history to score 20 goals in his first 19 NHL seasons.
The Detroit Red Wings are again on the outside looking in for an Eastern Conference wild card position. Thanks to a pair of goals by Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals downed the Calgary Flames 5-3 to move one point ahead of Detroit for the final spot.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice and the visiting Washington Capitals rode a three-goal second period to a 5-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday that lifted them into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card position.
Despite there only being less than a month left this season, you can bet there’s a bunch of news around the National Hockey League. In this article, we’ll look at a veteran that is hanging up his skates, another suspension on the way, as well as an individual accomplishment that could be on the horizon.
With less than 20 games left in the 2023-24 season, the Washington Capitals are hoping to make a final push for the last wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied past the Vancouver Canucks for a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals, who improved to 2-2 on their five-game Western road trip.
There are several Wayne Gretzky records that will never be broken, such as his 50 goals in 39 in the 1981-82 season, his 215 points in 1985-86, or his point total of 2857. However, one of Gretzky’s records could be broken in the near future, and the Edmonton Oilers face the team that ices that player.
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.
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.
Nobody has dominated headlines around the Toronto sports media circle this season quite like Auston Matthews. And can you blame anyone for it? He shocked the universe when he scored 60 goals in 2021-22, and now it looks like he’s not only going to score 60 again but blow past that mark for the first time in his career.
A sudden revitalization of the Great Eight -- Alex Ovechkin -- has given the Washington Capitals a better outlook on securing a postseason berth. With their star sniper on a nine-game point streak, the Capitals will try to win their third straight match when they face the Tampa Lightning on Thursday to start a two-game trip in Florida.
Alex Ovechkin scored in the Washington Capitals’ Tuesday night matchup against the Colorado Avalanche, extending his goal streak to six games. According to the Associated Press’ Stephen Whyno, this is Ovechkin’s first six-game goal streak since Dec.
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