The Capitals already signed Logan Thompson and are looking at giving fellow goalie Charlie Lindgren a new contract as well.

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

Can anyone topple Alex Ovechkin & Co. from No. 1? Here's a look at how every team did in the calendar's first month.

In the third period between the Capitals and Senators, Alex Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.

The Ottawa Senators (27-20-4) defeated the Washington Capitals (34-11-6) by a score of 5-4 in overtime. With two quick shorthanded goals, one being a penalty shot, the Senators took a two-goal lead in ...

"The Great Eight" came up clutch when the Washington Capitals needed him most with a third period tally to close the gap with ...

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 876th NHL goal and the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

Caps give up two penalty shots -- while on the power play -- and lose to Senators in overtime, 5-4, despite a goal from Alex ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

However, Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome didn't like that storyline, and refused to let their team leave empty-handed. The two ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, ...