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

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.

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

When could Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin realistically return to the team after suffering a broken fibula in late November?

Alex Ovechkin has not missed many games during his two decades in the NHL with the Washington Capitals, and that remarkable ...

The Washington Capitals have gone 6-2-1 since Alex Ovechkin was sidelined by a broken left fibula. It’s a stark contrast to ...

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

The Washington Capitals earned the first Stanley Cup in team history in 2018, thanks in large part to the contributions from future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin along with fellow longtime Capitals forw ...

Forward Tom Wilson participated in Capitals practice on Wednesday wearing a bubble mask, according to Tarik El-Bashir of the Monumental Sports Network. Wilson is wearing a Bauer bubble for practice.

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

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 ...

Unfortunately, there is one international best excluded from the 4 Nations Face-Off. Russia is still banned from ...