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.

The Fan Blog writes... Eklund on Flyers: The first MUST-WIN of the Stretch Run Comes Tonight.

With Washington back in front, Charlie Lindgren had to come up with some key stops, and he did just that, flashing the glove ...

After a battle along the boards in the extra session, Shane Pinto passed the puck out to Chabot alone in the slot, and Chabot beat Charlie Lindgren for the winner. Washington's Alex Ovechkin ...

Thomas Chabot starred in the Ottawa Senators' win over Alex Ovechkin's Washington Capitals and left a warning for the rest of ...

Each time captain Alexander Ovechkin scored to lead a comeback. On Saturday, the Russian star blasted a rocket past league-leading goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to tie the game with the Winnipeg ...

(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 ... McMichael also scored for Washington. Charlie Lindgren stopped 29 shots. Takeaways Capitals ...

Washington is working on an extension with Charlie Lindgren with a cap hit between $3.5M and $4M, Kevin Weekes of ESPN said Thursday night. If past reports indicate, we’ll likely see the ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Who might fill such a tremendous vacuum? As someone who does have a fairly deep understanding of politics, all I can say is that Alexander Ovechkin checks a great many boxes. Never say "never." ...

In the clash of the respective conference leaders, Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin helped lead a furious rally for a point once again, but Josh Morrissey's overtime winner led to a 5-4 loss to the Jets.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 18 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...