They were like the 2024 Yanks, all muscle and long homers and big money ... Mike Bossy (39), Brett Hull (33), Phil Esposito (32), Alex Ovechkin (30). Dan Shaughnessy is a Globe columnist.

When the Washington Capitals signed Aliaksei Protas to a contract extension in January, they envisioned something like this. The five-year deal and $3.375 million salary cap hit felt a bit rich, ...

Alex Ovechkin has drawn a lot of attention in his quest for Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record. Ovechkin is 31 behind The Great One and he is still scoring at an impressive clip at age 39.

At 39, Alex Ovechkin remains a relentless goal scorer, and his teammates ‘don’t think there’ll ever be anybody like him again ...

After breaking the 800-goal barrier during the 2022-23 season, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin now has his sights set on breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin ...

The moment Alex Ovechkin stepped onto the ice to start this season, the countdown began. Sure, a version of it began in December 2022, when the Washington Capitals’ captain scored his 800th ...

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.

Ovechkin scored two goals Saturday in an 8-1 win over the Blues. Ovechkin has eight goals in his past seven games to give him 863 in his career. That leaves him 31 shy of Wayne Gretzky's NHL ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Predators another defeat and keep his Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen him a lot over the years.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had never before ...

Alex Ovechkin is off to a hot start, and so are the Washington Capitals ARLINGTON, Va. -- Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the ...

Alex Ovechkin Is Scoring and Helping Teammates and the Washington Capitals Are off to a Hot Start ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after ...