Too many of the best will be watching from their vacation posts.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 878th career goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left on the clock to move closer to Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record, and the Washington Capitals defeated the defending ...

With the victory party already underway, Alexander Ovechkin cashed in a buzzer-beater that moved him one skate closer to Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring mark, while Logan Thompson picked ...

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

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.

CAPITALS 6, PANTHERS 3 WASHINGTON — lex Ovechkin scored his 878th career ... and Aliaksei Protas also had an empty-netter. Logan Thompson, among the current contenders for the award, stopped ...

A battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference ended in favor of the Capitals 6-3. Ovechkin netted his 25th ...