While almost everyone around Alex Ovechkin believes he is destined to overcome Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's top spot in all-time goals, including the main man himself, Ovechkin isn't ready to talk in absolutes just yet. Heading into his 19th career season in the league, Ovechkin remains 72 tallies short of Gretzky's leading 894 mark.…
The Washington Capitals announced the hire of Spencer Carbery as the franchise's 20th head coach in late May. The decision put an end to a month and a half long search after the team decided to mutually part ways with Peter Laviolette post the Caps missing the playoffs for the first time in nine years.…
The Washington Capitals will enter the 2023-24 season with only six players remaining from their 2018 Stanley Cup championship team. One of the latest champions to depart was longtime defenseman Dmitry Orlov, who formed a successful troika with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov in DC over the last decade. Orlov, after reportedly being unable to…
Alex Ovechkin jumped back out onto the ice with Alex Semin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Ilya Kovalchuk on Wednesday. And, no, it was not for a Washington Capitals' alumni game. The Great Eight took part in Danis Zaripov's Ak Bars retirement game at Kazan’s Tatneft Arena where Zaripov's number 25 jersey was raised to the rafters.…
This old dog's got new tricks. Alex Ovechkin, along with several former and current Washington Capitals teammates, participated in Danis Zaripov's farewell game on Wednesday held at Kazan's TatNeft Arena. Ovechkin, who will turn 38 in September, participated in the shootout and added a fancy new wrinkle to his move. View this post on Instagram…