Aliaksei Protas scored his first NHL hat trick on Tuesday in the game against the Anaheim Ducks with Alex Ovechkin's kind ...

The San Jose Sharks host the Washington Capitals after Collin Graf's two-goal game against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Sharks' 4-2 win.

The Los Angeles Kings head into a matchup against the Washington Capitals as winners of three consecutive games.

Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to five, defeating the ...

Alexander Ovechkin is creeping up on Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, entering Tuesday night's Washington Capitals-Anaheim Ducks game with 886, only eight fewer than The Great One's 894. Yet he ...

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan didn’t hold back after a tough loss to Alex Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. Find out ...

Alexander Ovechkin scores an empty-netter with 0. ... The goal was assisted by Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Alex Ovechkin comes one goal closer to the record after scoring an empty ...

The Capitals won 3-0 in the last matchup. TOP PERFORMERS: Protas has 25 goals and 29 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

(John McDonnell/ for The Washington Post) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is closing in ... was a shorthanded one for winger Aliaksei Protas that Detroit blocked. That was perhaps ...