Veteran defenseman John Carlson said the infusion of talent “really lit a fire under everybody.” The Capitals led the Eastern Conference when Ovechkin got injured Nov. 18, and they remain atop ...

Ovechkin, who is 18 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky ’s all-time record (894), tied the score 4-4 at 12:21 of the third ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals ...

Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington ...

Goal No. 867 was assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois, while No. 868 was on the power play, and assisted by John Carlson and Dylan Strome. Alex Ovechkin nets his second goal of the game to put the ...

Alex Ovechkin added to his bevy of broken NHL ... And don’t sleep on the play of Sandin on this night; he and partner John Carlson were the only two Caps who weren’t under water from a ...

Hockey fans everywhere are laser-focused on Alex Ovechkin’s quest for the ... fun with our guys in it,” Capitals defenseman John Carlson told the team’s website.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking ... shot after getting tripped by Washington Capitals' John Carlson (not shown) during second period NHL hockey action in ...

It took to the fourth game of the Capitals' season for Ovechkin to get his first marker of the campaign, on assists from John Carlson and Dylan Strome. Note: All games available to ESPN+ ...