The Washington Capitals have been the NHL's biggest surprise this season. Adam Vingan looks under the hood to find out what has inspired their unexpected success and which elements are sustainable.

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on ...

The Capitals captain has not played since suffering the injury during a collision with Jack McBain of the Utah Hockey Club on ...

I had no idea it was my 200th game, but it’s been a lot of fun and it’s gone by really quick,” Power said following practice ...

Bruins forward Fabian Lysell made his NHL debut. The 21-year-old former first-round draft pick had a plus-1 rating in 11:32 ...

Ovechkin is in hot pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, and his five goals in two games before going down with the leg injury pushed his career total to 868, just 26 behind Gretzky's ...

Vancouver Canucks centre Elias Pettersson and defenceman Quinn Hughes will miss Saturday's matchup with the Seattle Kraken, according to TSN's Farhan Lalji. Pettersson, 26, has tallied 10 goals and 18 ...

Ovechkin’s goal, for the record, was his 60th empty netter, the most in NHL history. More importantly, it brought him to ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is officially set to make his return to chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals ...

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals’ lineup Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, sitting 27 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky’s career ... The first-place ...

There is only one name left for Alex Ovechkin to catch atop the NHL all-time goal leaderboard, and it's the greatest one of ...

The Rangers' 6-2 trouncing Saturday at the hands of the Lightning was another disaster in a stretch full of them.