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Trying to retool on the fly by putting younger talent around Ovechkin and their older core, the Capitals signed Strome to a ...

Alex Ovechkin and Brandon Duhaime scored for the Capitals, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. It was Ovechkin’s ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes ...

And once again, Alex Ovechkin has played a huge role in helping the Caps get out of the gates fast, and he accomplished ...

Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start, and so are the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin is scoring at a pace that could get him ...

Dmitry Orlov scored twice and Martin Necas provided a goal and two assists Sunday as the surging Carolina Hurricanes cooled ...

The Capitals are in for a tough matchup with the Hurricanes in what's sure to be their biggest test yet to start the season.

The Capitals, coming off the first game of a back-to-back couldn't keep up with the Hurricanes, who hadn't played since ...

The Carolina Hurricanes extended their win streak to six games with a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals behind two goals ...

It’s the sixth straight win for the Hurricanes, who also got one goal and two assists from Martin Necas. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal. Alex Ovechkin and Brandon Duhaime scored for ...

Alex Ovechkin 's hot streak, his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky 's NHL goal-scoring record and the Washington Capitals' strong ...