Breaking down the third-period penalties, fisticuffs that overshadowed the Caps’ Alex Ovechkin scoring career goal No. 892 as ...

The 5-1 win for Carolina included 142 combined minutes of penalties — 122 of which came in the third period — including two ...

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes seemed to use their fists more than their sticks at the Lenovo Center.

A heavyweight brawl between Boston Bruins' Jeffrey Viel and Washington Capitals' Dylan McIlrath nearly upstaged Alex Ovechkin ...

“Just a reminder after that Chatfield-McMichael scrap: Somebody is going to die from a head injury sustained in a hockey ...

With five minutes to play in the second period, McIlrath and Viel dropped gloves and started trading haymakers. Their bout went on for a full minute, with both players getting their licks in and, at ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal, moving within three of breaking Wayne Gretzky 's NHL record, but the ...

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jalen Chatfield will not face any supplemental discipline from the NHL Department of Player ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne ...

DETROIT — The Washington Capitals knew the Detroit Red Wings would come out swinging. NHL teams typically get a boost following a coaching change, and the Red Wings replaced Derek Lalonde with ...

It’s a great time to be a Washington Capitals fan and, more specifically, an Alex Ovechkin fan. The star left winger is skating towards history with 891 goals, as of April 1, putting him just ...

Ovechkin has one more year on his Capitals contract. He has played his entire NHL career for Washington, becoming the face of the franchise who made hockey popular in the area, delivered a ...