Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and a superstar, but Tom Wilson has become Washington’s best player. Carolina has neutralized him during these playoffs, too.

Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and a superstar, but Tom Wilson has become Washington’s best player. Carolina has neutralized him during these playoffs, too.

Through three games in their second round series with Carolina, Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals are in trouble. The Hurricanes now own a 2-1 series edge after blanking Washington 4-0 on Saturday.

It’s official, Alexander Ovechkin has made history. Scoring goal number 895, he takes sole possession of the all-time goals record. Ovi, who’s turned back the clock this season, even broke the ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y., Sunday ...

Despite Alexander Ovechkin scoring career goal No. 895 to surpass Wayne Gretzky and become the all-time goals leader in NHL history, the New York Islanders came away with the 4-1 win over the ...

Veteran teammate Tom Wilson, a longtime linemate and fellow Capitals leader, struggled to accept that Ovechkin’s NHL career might be nearing its end. “I don’t want to think about the day ...

On Friday night, Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals hosted the Chicago Blackhawks in DC. Ovechkin entered the game one goal shy of tying the record (894) held by Wayne Gretzky.

The Washington Capitals received brutal news regarding Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday. Ovechkin, the NHL’s leading goal scorer at the time of his injury, is week-to-week with a lower leg injury. The ...

Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and a superstar, but Tom Wilson has become Washington’s best player. Carolina has neutralized him during these playoffs, too.

There have been few, if any, solutions to slowing the 6-3, 238-pound Ovechkin, 39, since the Capitals selected him first overall in 2004. Ovechkin, topping 40 goals for the 14th time in 20 seasons ...

Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and a superstar, but Tom Wilson has become Washington’s best player. Carolina has neutralized him during these playoffs, too.