The left wing practiced Monday on a line with Dubois at center and Aliaksei Protas at right wing. Ovechkin, who has 20 goals in 27 games this season and is 22 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky ’s NHL record of 894 goals, has played regularly with Dylan Strome, who practiced on a line with Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson.

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson posted his second-straight shutout on Thursday evening against the Ottawa Senators. Thompson stopped all 24 shots he faced, which set up Alexander Ovechkin's overtime game-winner.

Thompson, making his third straight start with Charlie Lindgren on injured reserve, improved to 20-2-3 on the season. Moments before Ovechkin's goal, Merilainen, who was also coming off a shutout ...

The Washington Capitals are switching up the lineup Tuesday for Alexander Ovechkin. Ovechkin is expected to share ice time with Pierre-Luc Dubois, per NHL.com, rather than Dylan Strome. It would ...

A long-standing record is close to being broken. On Saturday evening, Alexander Ovechkin potted an empty net goal for his 20th of the season, giving him 873 career goals. The Russian winger is 21 ...

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points in 44 games.

A judge in Manhattan denied bail on Wednesday for the Alexander brothers in their federal sex trafficking case, meaning they will remain jailed in Miami pending trial. Oren and Tal Alexander were ...

Real Madrid's pursuit of Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has been a rollercoaster in a short time. That ride may be coming to an end if reports are to be believed. Spanish newspaper ...

Real Madrid has given up hope of signing Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in the winter transfer window, according to Relevo. The club has been heavily linked with a move for the 26 ...

January 15 - Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren practiced with the team on Wednesday for the first time since his upper-body injury on Friday. He will travel with the team to Ottawa ...

Without further ado, here are those that captured more attention. Alexander Ovechkin is in his 20th season in the National Hockey League. The Russian winger has become a true legend of the sport ...

Making a second consecutive start and playing in his third in a row since Charlie Lindgren was injured ... each of his first three NHL games. Alex Ovechkin was the most recent to do it, in ...