Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

With the victory party already underway, Alexander ... Lars Ellers, their third-line center, scored a massive goal at 2:19 in the third frame to give Washington the edge. In 34 games this season ...

Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third ...

CAPITALS 6, PANTHERS 3 WASHINGTON — lex Ovechkin scored his 878th career ... Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei ...

Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington saw a battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference, the ...

Alexander Ovechkin is on one of his trademark heaters. The Washington Capitals captain scored his fourth goal in as many games with a first-period tally to tie things up 1-1 with the Philadelphia ...

No one wanted to see Alexander Ovechkin get hurt. But, such is the National Hockey League. The last time Utah Hockey Club played the Washington Capitals — on Nov. 18 at the Delta Center ...

The Utah Hockey Club visit the Washington Capitals today at 12:30 p.m. EST. This is their final game before the 4 Nations ...

Prosecutors said they plan to file additional charges against the brothers. Luxury real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, along with their brother Alon, on Friday pleaded not guilty to ...

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...