Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals) with a Goal vs. Edmonton Oilers, 02/23/2025

Sports columnist Barry Svrluga and Capitals beat writer Bailey Johnson take your questions at 2 p.m. ET on Monday.

On Friday, the franchise will unveil a plaque next to the Washington Harbor fountain in Georgetown where Alex Ovechkin famously ditched his shirt and swam with the Stanley Cup in 2018. Stanley Cup champions T.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Calgary Flames vs. Washington Capitals NHL game to be played on February 25, 2025 on ESPN.

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: relentlessly.

While most of the NHL’s top players are competing at the 4 Nations Face-Off, some of the league’s top Russian players like Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin are getting a nice mid-season break.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin will be in Miami during the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-Off -- and he's not alone.

The second half of the NHL season begins Saturday with 14 games coming out of the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals’ rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked, “I’ll take three.”

Alexander Ovechkin is within striking distance of breaking the National Hockey League goal record this season. On Sunday morning, Ovechkin scored not just once, not just twice, but three times against the Edmonton Oilers for his 32nd career regular-season hat trick,

Ovechkin's son was seated in the front row when the Capitals star scored two goals in the second period on Sunday.