Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.

The Florida Panthers visit the Washington Capitals after Carter Verhaeghe recorded a hat trick in the Panthers' 6-3 win against the New York Islanders.

Lars Eller led the Capitals with two goals. TOP PERFORMERS: Pierre-Luc Dubois has 12 goals and 30 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

The Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers, 6-3, at Capital One Arena on Tuesday night. The Capitals won the ...

The Seattle Kraken were entirely outmatched by Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in a 3-0 loss as Ovechkin moved one goal close to Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894.

Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third ...

Marc-Andre Fleury had 32 saves for the Wild, who swept the Bruins in both meetings last season but could not get anything past Swayman on Tuesday. Minnesota was shut out for the second straight game.

An attorney for the man accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau claims the victims drank more than the defendant.

Add on a dominant first half from Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals ... so the odds are he can be moved to Vancouver. Lars Eller was just acquired from the Penguins but would clear enough ...

With the victory party already underway, Alexander ... Lars Ellers, their third-line center, scored a massive goal at 2:19 in the third frame to give Washington the edge. In 34 games this season ...