The Washington Capitals are considering a trade for New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson as they near the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, despite his dip in performance

The Washington Capitals host the Calgary Flames after Alexander Ovechkin's hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers in the Capitals' 7-3 win.

Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals' rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked,

Post-Dispatch Blues beat reporter Matthew DeFranks joined columnist Jeff Gordon to discuss the state of the Blues heading into their game with Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 884 career goals after scoring Washington's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 883 career goals after scoring Washington's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but he's still chasing Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.

The Alex Ovechkin watch continues. The Capitals captain, who has 30 goals in 42 games this season, is 12 from passing Wayne Gretzky (894) for the NHL all-time record with 24 games remaining in the regular season.

Forward moves within 12 of passing Gretzky for all-time mark, extends NHL record for 30 goal seasons to 19 WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 883rd NHL goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

Alex Ovechkin extended his NHL record for most 30-goal seasons by reaching the mark for the 19th time when the Washington Capitals forward scored against the Calgary Flames at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

Hockey insider Elliotte Friedman just broke the news that Ovechkin won't be scratched for road games in a bid to allow him to reach the milestone in Washington.