Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has now moved within 23 goals of catching Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history.

The Capitals have been playing well, with a 5-4-1 record in their last 10 games. They'll visit the KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Monday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career ... Dylan Strome, Lars Eller, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael and ...

The New York Rangers dropped a divisional matchup with the Washington Capitals 7-4 on ... New York cannot afford many subpar games from Jonathan Quick.

Quick will defend the road crease against Washington on Saturday, according to Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press. Quick has taken over the No. 1 job with the Rangers due to the absence of Igor ...

The mounting losses have eroded nearly every part of the Rangers’ game, even the one that was once a foundational piece of ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned ... the net off a faceoff under Jonathan Quick's right pad to make it 5-3 ...

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd NHL goal, moving within 23 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, to help the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers at ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored in the third period of the Capitals' 7-4 win over the New York Rangers on ...

The Rangers had come into Washington having stopped a four-game losing streak Thursday in Madison Square Garden against Boston. But they couldn’t build on it, and with the loss, the Rangers (17-20-1) ...