Category: Alex Ovechkin
Connor McMichael takes Capitals’ team lead in goals 14 games after Alex Ovechkin gets injured
Jack McBainLike a prize-winning horse in the Kentucky Derby, Alex Ovechkin blasted out of the gates and scored 15 goals in his first 18 games of the 2024-25 season. Not only did the 39-year-old future Hockey Hall of Famer lead the Capitals in the category, but he also led the entire league. Then, on November 1...
Read moreConnor McMichael takes Capitals’ team-lead in goals 14 games after Alex Ovechkin gets injured
Alex OvechkinLike a prize-winning horse in the Kentucky Derby, Alex Ovechkin blasted out of the gates and scored 15 goals in his first 18 games of the 2024-25 season. Not only did the 39-year-old future Hockey Hall of Famer lead the Capitals in the category, but he also led the entire league. Then, on November 1...
Read moreLive updates: Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes at Capital One Arena
CapitalsLosers of two straight, the Washington Capitals will try to stop the bleeding against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Capitals will be without Alex Ovechkin for a 14th straight game due to a fractured fibula. Hendrix Lapierre will center the third line with Lars Eller out of the lineup due to an illnes...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin To Return After Christmas Break
CapitalsDec. 20: Ovechkin was cleared for contact today, but Carbery told reporters he was overly optimistic about his return date. He won’t play before the Christmas break, putting his likely return date as Dec. 28 against the Maple Leafs. He’ll miss three more games at least, including tonight’s matchup a...
Read moreFantasy hockey rankings: Top players for 2024-25
Alex OvechkinOur updated fantasy hockey rankings sees movement in the top 250, with Nikita Kucherov and Patrik Laine on the move.
Read moreSpencer Carbery lays out next steps in Alex Ovechkin’s return from injury
Washington Capitals’Alex Ovechkin is reportedly expected to return to the Washington Capitals’ lineup either in the team’s final game before the holiday break or their first one after they return. Ovechkin has been out of the lineup since November 18 after fracturing his left fibula against the Utah Hockey Club. Tuesda...
Read moreCapitals Extend Win Streak to 4 Games With 4-2 Victory of Sabres
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals outlasted the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-2 win at Capital One Arena on Saturday night to claim their fourth straight win. In the process, Washington continues Buffalo’s…
Read moreEvgeny Kuznetsov says Alex Ovechkin played through a broken finger and other injuries, but never talked about it
Evgeny KuznetsovAlex Ovechkin is one of the most durable players in NHL history, but the Capitals captain has missed a career-high 10 straight games this season due to a broken fibula in his left leg. During his 20 seasons in the NHL, Ovechkin has missed 69 total games, but only 45 due to injury. Longtime former
Read moreBruce Boudreau let young Alex Ovechkin call in for curfew check from loud nightclub: ‘All you hear is the Russian electric music in the background’
Bruce BoudreauThe mid-to-late 2000s Capitals were a young team with a lot of upside coming out of a rebuild. In Bruce Boudreau’s first stint as an NHL head coach, he led the “Young Guns” — a group of budding stars in Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green, and Alex Semin — after being internally promoted by
Read moreTed Leonsis says Alex Ovechkin probably ‘two or three weeks’ away from returning: ‘I don’t want him to rush it’
Alex OvechkinTed Leonsis spoke to NHL.com while attending the NHL’s Board of Governors meeting in Florida. During the chat about the team’s early season success, Leonsis shared praise for Alex Ovechkin, who is out of the lineup due to a fractured fibula in his left leg. Ovechkin scored 15 goals in his first 18 g...
Read moreWayne Gretzky on Alex Ovechkin’s journey to all-time goals record: ‘He’s human. He’ll get a little bit nervous near the end.’
Wayne GretzkyAlex Ovechkin’s scored some huge goals in high-pressure situations, but as he nears the end of his march toward Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, that will be another level altogether. Ovechkin, who has 868 career goals, is just 26 tallies shy of tying Gretzky. While Ovechkin’s had no problems lighting...
Read moreOvechkin-Crosby: Two Decades of a Rivalry That Remains Fierce
Sidney CrosbyThe rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin has become one of…
Read moreCapitals take it to Toronto in awesome road win: numbers for the morning after
TorontoThe Washington Capitals saved some of their best hockey of the season for a big game against the red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs. Washington went into Scotiabank Arena and beat up on the Leafs at five-on-five, leading to a 3-1 regulation win. This game was really fun to watch despite the lack of goals....
Read moreGary Bettman says he and Wayne Gretzky will likely start following Capitals when Alex Ovechkin is five goals from all-time record
Toronto Maple LeafsWayne Gretzky has previously stated his desire to travel with the Washington Capitals once Alex Ovechkin gets closer to the all-time goals record. According to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, that will be a 2-for-1 deal as he’s also planning on being on those trips. Bettman discussed the plans during...
Read moreNHL Rumors: Penguins, Rangers, Maple Leafs, Oilers, Capitals
Elliotte FriedmanIn today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins are being linked to Nils Hoglander. Meanwhile, Elliotte Friedman writes that the New York Rangers aren’t just looking around the trade market…
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