Washington Capitals' John Carlson (74) and Alex Ovechkin (8) fight with New York Rangers' Ryan ... [+] Lindgren (55) during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round ...

New York's top-tier penalty kill also blocked a lot of chances and potted back-to-back shorthanded goals when Ovechkin was the last to touch the puck on the D.C. side. At 5-on-5, the Rangers' 1-3 ...

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin notched yet another goal ... The 39-year-old snuck a backhanded shot past New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick to give Washington a 5-3 lead ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.

The Daily is chock full of news and note son the New York Rangers and how they flipped the script on early-season failures, ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd NHL goal, moving within 23 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, to help the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers at ...

New York Rangers (17-19-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (25-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals looking to ...

In the 39 shifts totaling 38:49, Ovechkin has taken a combined one shot on goal. Of his other 10 attempts, seven were blocked and three missed the net as part of the Rangers blocking 42 shots so far.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 ...