Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of hockey's holiest record could have overtaken the Washington Capitals. Instead, it's brought the ...

In July 2021, Ovechkin announced he had re-signed for five years ($47.5 million). He would be over 40 years old by the end of the deal. The majority of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom ...

Never mind the measuring-stick mentality, this made-for-primetime matchup has the top two teams in the NHL sharing the ...

NHL.com’s fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we take a look at the top 10 EDGE ...

The New York Islanders have managed to contain Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom for two games of the first-round series against Washington, but in the pair of games the duo got loose ...

Let's be realistic and understand that we can't just rely on [Ovechkin and Backstrom] to carry the team anymore. It's not physically something they're going to be able to do." The realization for ...