The Capitals’ captain — who is now 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record of 894 — collided with Jack ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

WASHINGTON -- Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves in relief, and the Utah Hockey Club recovered for a 5-4 shootout win against the ...

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin sent a strong message to fellow Russian, Philadelphi Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov, ...

Vejmelka made a sprawling stop on Jakob Chychrun in overtime, and the Caps went meekly in the shootout, failing to score on ...

Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are nine games on the schedule for Thursday, ...

Over the last 25 years, the NHL has only continued to get more skilled and more entertaining. Today, we're going to celebrate ...

Karel Vejmelka stopped 30 shots in relief of injured goalie Connor Ingram, plus all three shots in the shootout, and Nick Schmaltz scored the lone shootout goal as Utah shook off a third-period rally ...

The Philadelphia Flyers lost a winnable game against the Metropolitan Division leading Washington Capitals, 4-3, at Wells ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin will be in Miami during the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-Off -- and he's not ...