Over the course of this contract, Ovechkin will be chasing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record of 894. He needs 33 goals per season for the next five seasons of this deal.
And he’s pretty sure the Caps are gonna win another Stanley Cup.
Yes, the Capitals will participate in Movember again, including Alex Ovechkin.
The Capitals’ team captain was named the NHL’s most valuable player for the third time in his seven-year career.
The Capitals announced today that Adam Oates, who played with the team for six seasons between 1996 to 2002, will be 16th head coach in franchise history.
Last night, Alex Ovechkin came out of his playoff hiding spot for some third-period heroics as the Capitals beat the Rangers to tie the Eastern Conference semifinal. The series resumes tomorrow at the Verizon Center.
Photo by Catherine Finn.Walking to my neighborhood grocery store yesterday, it was hard to miss all of the film equipment and crew near the Harris Teeter on Kalorama Road. I made some inquiries and did some Internet searching, but no one knew what was filming. Well, leave it to Prince of Petworth to find out the scoop: seems like Capitals player Alex Ovechkin is filming in in the area. He speculates it could be…
Alex Ovechkin was able to concentrate enough to put two past Marty Turco, but the Capsblew a lead and lost at home for the first time in 2010. Photo by choofly.There’s two sides to the Washington Capitals’ 4-3 shootout loss against the Dallas Stars on Monday at Verizon Center. The ugly side is the Caps blowing a 2-0 lead in the third period en route to dropping their first home game since a December 28…
The Caps had to stretch for it, but they got their tenth straight win on Sunday. Photo by clydeorama. You’d have to be a Vulcan to begrudge Alex Ovechkin his Wayne Gretzky arm pump after scoring what turned out to be the game-winning goal against Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Caps had just blown a 2-0 lead late in the third. With 8:28 left in the game, the clock paused to give the ice…
The captain certainly didn’t mind getting his hands dirty — neither did his charges in a 5-2 win over Ottawa last night. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The Capitals were up 3-1 over Ottawa in the third when Mike Green took Senators winger Jarkko Ruutu to the ground and brought the Verizon Center crowd to its feet. The teams had been going back and forth all night, and Green, with help from his teammates, finally took…
