Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin skated by himself before Washington Capitals practice as he works to return from a broken leg. Ovechkin wore a tracksuit and a helmet with stick in hand but no hockey gear during his light workout Monday morning. The 39-year-old broke his left fibula in a shin-on-shin collision with Utah’s Jack McBain on Nov. 18. Following further examination, he...

Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin tied one NHL record in his pursuit of another before leaving during the third period with an apparent left leg injury.

Alex Ovechkin is now on track to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record this season. Ovechkin scored his 858th goal in the Washington Capitals’ ninth game to move into a 45-goal pace. If he keeps this up, the Russian superstar would get to 895 and possibly beyond this spring. Ovechkin entered the season 42 away from breaking Gretzky’s mark...

Excitement builds as the Washington Capitals kick off their 50th season after uncertainty about whether the team would be moving to Virginia. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Alex Ovechkin has scored on 175 different goaltenders climbing all the way to second on the NHL career goals list. He is just 42 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record that many thought was untouchable. Some of the masked men he has tormented are rooting for him to pass Gretzky, in awe of what the Washington Capitals star can do...

Alex Ovechkin finished a playoff series without a goal or an assist for the first time in his NHL career.

While Alex Ovechkin is busy chasing history, he’s also putting smiles on the faces of a group of special needs youth hockey players. News4’s Gio Del Fa reports from MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington.