Ryan Leonard of the Washington Capitals was named one of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Thursday. Minnesota Wild defenseman prospect Zeev Buium and Tampa Bay Lightning forward prospect Isaac Howard are also finalists.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal on Tuesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins.

Two of the NHL’s best are set to do battle in Raleigh Wednesday night, as the Washington Capitals pay a visit to the Carolina Hurricanes.

"The Gr8 Chase" continues to build excitement as Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is just four goals away from the all-time scoring record in the NHL.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin and his pursuit of history have been the biggest story in hockey this season, and that story is now entering its final chapter. As the calendar turns to April,

When Alex Ovechkin sets the NHL's all-time goal scoring record, "The Great One" will be there. Wayne Gretzky will be part of a traveling caravan that will attend every Washington Capitals game until Ovechkin breaks the record, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

Leonard won a battle on the wall and then two races to loose pucks to keep the play alive before feeding Aliaksei Protas at the point, which began a tic-tac-toe passing sequence that led to Dylan Strome’s goal with 9:23 left in the game.

Alex Ovechkin is three goals away from being the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader.  The 39-year-old Washington Capitals captain scored in his third-straight

Things got chippy down the stretch in the Carolina Hurricanes' 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. In the third period, there was a seven-minute