Nov. 7 (UPI) --Alex Ovechkin calmly slid into the right circle and sniped a snapshot past a blinded Juuse Saros to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 triumph over the Nashville Predators.

What a difference a year makes. Last season, Alex Ovechkin needed 34 games get to seven goals for the year, on Dec. 30 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Even though he’s on track to become the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling Nashville Predators 3-2 on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Nashville Predators another defeat and keep his Washington Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin is on a roll right now, and so are his Washington Capitals. Ovechkin scored the game-winner for Washington in a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday ...

Ovechkin Scoring Another Game-Winning Goal for the Capitals Comes as No Surprise to the Predators WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Nashville Predators another defeat and keep ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin is unstoppable. The Washington Capitals captain played hero once again for his team on Wednesday, as Washington had to overcome a somewhat sloppy effort en route to a ...

Ovechkin is now six away from breaking Jaromir Jagr’s record for the most career game-winning goals. His 130th helped the Capitals improve to 9-3-0 this season and sent the Predators to their ...