Alex Ovechkin scored his 922nd goal and Cole Hutson scored his first to lead the Washington Capitals past the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday night. Ovechkin is a goal shy of 1,000 — if his 77 postseason tallies are included.

The Washington Capitals veteran superstar sniper became the second player in NHL history to record 1,000 career goal in the regular season and playoffs combined on Sunday when he netted his 26th of the season on the power play against the visiting Colorado Avalanche.

Cole Caufield scored in the first minute of the first period and added another goal later in the frame, sparking the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-2 win over the Capitals on Saturday night at Bell Centre.

A record-breaking night for Alex Ovechkin ended in disappointment for the sharp-shooting star and his Washington Capitals. Ovechkin scored his 484th NHL goal, breaking Sergei Fedorov's mark for most by a Russian-born player, but the Dallas Stars bounced ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals secured their 14th successive victory with a hat-trick from Alex Ovechkin and a game-winning goal from Mike Knuble that sank the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime on Sunday. Ovechkin delivered a spectacular ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 1,000th career NHL goal combining the regular season and playoffs, but the league-leading Avalanche beat the Capitals 3-2 in overtime on Sunday.

With Alex Ovechkin again held scoreless, Washington's other Russian standout made the big play to win the game. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored 45 seconds into overtime to lift the Capitals to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Kuznetsov ...