The NHL seems to be in a strange place right now. Offseasons aren’t like the trade deadline, in which there are buyers and ...

With a few tweaks over the summer months, the Washington Capitals went from a pretender to contender, quickly overhauling a third of the roster to go from the second Wild Card spot to the top of the ...

The Washington Capitals successfully retooled their club last offseason, leading them to the Eastern Conference’s top seed this past season.

Ovechkin, who broke the NHL record by scoring his 895th goal on April 6 at the New York Islanders, is set to turn 40 on Sept. 17 before beginning the final season of the five-year, $47.5 million ...

Ovechkin led the way with his power-play goal 11 minutes in, setting off chants of “Ovi! Ovi!” from the juiced up crowd. Pierre-Luc Dubois delivered a perfect pass to Jakob Chychrun, who beat ...

Ovechkin led the way with his power-play goal 11 minutes in, setting off chants of “Ovi! Ovi!” from the juiced up crowd. Pierre-Luc Dubois delivered a perfect pass to Jakob Chychrun, who beat Jakub ...

Ovechkin led the way with his power-play goal 11 minutes in, setting off chants of "Ovi! Ovi!" from the juiced-up crowd. Pierre-Luc Dubois delivered a perfect pass to Jakob Chychrun, who beat ...

Alex Ovechkin scored, Logan Thompson made 28 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series to advance in the NHL playoffs.

Washington Capitals right wing Brandon Duhaime (22) celebrates his empty net goal with left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois (80) and Connor McMichael, right, in the third period of Game 5 of a first-round ...