Alexander Ovechkin was born to play hockey.  The future NHL superstar was raised in Russia by a family of athletes. His mother, Tatyana, was a two-time Olympic ...

The Capitals ended their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Senators 5-4 on Monday night in a shootout.

Normally the NHL is coming out of the dog days of the regular season in late February as teams begin the final push for a ...

The Capitals killed off their seventh minor penalty of the game in overtime when they were whistled for too many men on the ...

ESPN is hoping some hockey fans from 4 Nations will tune in for Saturday's Stadium Series between the Red Wings and Blue Jackets.

Follow along as the Capitals star chases down Wayne Gretzky's record, including highlights of each goal and the upcoming ...

Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin ...

One week out from the trade deadline, Elliotte Friedman writes about what he’s hearing around the league, plus some takeaways ...

James van Riemsdyk led up the offence with a pair of goals and Kent Johnson tallied a goal and an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets picked up their third straight win defeating the Detroit Red Wings ...

While Gretzky’s status is secure, his scoring record is not. At the end of February, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ...