Jonathan Marchessault's third-period fight with Matt Coronato was just the second of his career. It helped carry the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the fifth goal in a 7-4 win to get No. 872 and move 23 back of breaking Gretzky’s record of 894 that ...

Well, we all need to catch our breath after Saturday's 7-4 win by your Washington Capitals over the New York Rangers.

Speaking during ESPN's broadcast of the game on Saturday, former Rangers captain and six-time Stanley Cup winner Mark Messier ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Washington Capitals as losers of three straight games. Buffalo has a 14-21-5 record overall and a 7-10-3 record on its home ice. The Sabres are 3-5-4 in ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 ...

WASHINGTON — Penalties have piled up for the Rangers in recent games, and it’s beginning to cost them greatly. Aside from the win over the Bruins on Thursday, the Rangers have been charged with at ...

Alex Ovechkin has been a force with the Washington Capitals this season, no matter if a fractured leg took him out of the lineup for over a month. Ever since re ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.

The Rangers had come into Washington having stopped a four-game losing streak Thursday in Madison Square Garden against Boston. But they couldn’t build on it, and with the loss, the Rangers (17-20-1) ...

The 39-year-old snuck a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead in what ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.