Kuznetsov, Neal replace Ovechkin, Toews as NHL All-Stars
January 28, 2016 (17:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Evgeny Kuznetsov will replace Washington Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin, and James Neal of the Nashville Predators will replace Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks at this weekend's NHL All-Star Game. Ovechkin pulled ou... More...

Kuznetsov, Neal replace Ovechkin, Toews as NHL All-Stars (Yahoo Sports)
January 28, 2016 (17:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
NEW YORK (AP) -- Evgeny Kuznetsov will replace Washington Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin, and James Neal of the Nashville Predators will replace Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks at this weekend's NHL All-Star Game. More...

Capitals? Ovechkin to miss NHL All-Star Game with injury
January 28, 2016 (13:30) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Washington coach Barry Trotz said team took decision out of Ovechkins hands because focus must be on playoffs More...

Capitals' Ovechkin to miss NHL All-Star Game with injury (Yahoo Sports)
January 28, 2016 (06:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin will miss the NHL All-Star Game because of a lingering lower-body injury. More...

Capitals' Ovechkin to miss NHL All-Star Game with injury
January 28, 2016 (06:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
WASHINGTON - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin will miss the NHL All-Star Game because of a lingering lower-body injury. Coach Barry Trotz said Ovechkin has been dealing with the injury since mid-November. After Wednesday's 4-3 over... More...

Capitals' Ovechkin to miss All-Star Game with injury
January 28, 2016 (06:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
Forward Alex Ovechkin will miss the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game in Nashville on Sunday because of a lower-body injury, the Washington Capitals said Wednesday after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. We made this difficult decisi... More...

Ovechkin out of All-Star Game with nagging injury
January 28, 2016 (06:15) [ Indexed from ESPN.com ]
Ovechkin out of All-Star Game with nagging injury More...

Capitals' Ovechkin to miss NHL All-Star Game with injury (Yahoo Sports)
January 28, 2016 (06:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin will miss the NHL All-Star Game because of a lingering lower-body injury. More...

Backstrom, Ovechkin power 1st-place Caps past Blue Jackets (Yahoo Sports)
January 20, 2016 (06:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
A refreshed Braden Holtby handled an early push from Columbus until Washington's high-powered offense revved up. Nicklas Backstrom scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and Holtby earned his league-leading 30th win to lift the NHL-best Capitals past the last-place Blue Jackets 6-3 on Tuesday night. Marcus Johansson added a goal and an assist, and Jason Chimera and Andre Burakovsky also scored for Washington, off to the best start in franchise history at 35-8-3. More...

Backstrom, Ovechkin power 1st-place Caps past Blue Jackets
January 20, 2016 (05:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nicklas Backstrom scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and Braden Holtby earned his league-leading 30th win to lift the NHL-best Washington Capitals past the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Tuesday night.... More...

Backstrom, Ovechkin power 1st-place Caps past Blue Jackets (Yahoo Sports)
January 20, 2016 (04:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Nicklas Backstrom scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and Braden Holtby earned his league-leading 30th win to lift the NHL-best Washington Capitals past the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Tuesday night. More...

'The Goal' by Caps' Ovechkin still resonates 10 years later (Yahoo Sports)
January 15, 2016 (22:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Watching from the Glendale Arena press box, George McPhee saw his young star's every move. The highlight-reel goal on Jan. 16, 2006, exemplified the 20-year-old Ovechkin's absurd ability. ''You could really feel the announcement of the superstar,'' Capitals teammate Brooks Laich said. More...

'The Goal' by Caps' Ovechkin still resonates 10 years later (Yahoo Sports)
January 15, 2016 (21:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Watching from the Glendale Arena press box, George McPhee saw his young star's every move. The highlight-reel goal on Jan. 16, 2006, exemplified the 20-year-old Ovechkin's absurd ability. ''You could really feel the announcement of the superstar,'' Capitals teammate Brooks Laich said. More...

Ovechkin honored for 500th goal by Capitals
January 15, 2016 (03:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
WASHINGTON -- The newest member of the NHL 500-goal club, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, was honored with a ceremony celebrating his achievement before the game against the Vancouver Canucks at Verizon Center on Thursday. Ovechkin b... More...

Capitals captain Ovechkin buys Powerball tickets
January 12, 2016 (21:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is a newly minted member of the 500-goal club who has been paid handsomely for his scoring prowess over the past decade, but in some ways he's just like the rest of us. Ovechkin played the Powerball thi... More...

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin takes his chances on Powerball (Yahoo Sports)
January 12, 2016 (20:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Even though Alex Ovechkin makes $10 million a year playing for the Washington Capitals, he can't pass up the chance to try to win the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million, but Ovechkin says he knows the odds are small. The 30-year-old Ovechkin is in the eighth season of a $124 million, 13-year contract. More...

Ovechkin, Melo take chance at Powerball score
January 12, 2016 (19:45) [ Indexed from ESPN.com ]
Ovechkin, Melo take chance at Powerball score More...

Alex Ovechkin buys Powerball jackpot tickets with his father
January 12, 2016 (19:45) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Fresh off scoring his 500th NHL goal, a photo appeared on social media of Ovechkin buying lottery tickets in Virginia More...

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin takes his chances on Powerball (Yahoo Sports)
January 12, 2016 (19:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Even though Alex Ovechkin makes $10 million a year playing for the Washington Capitals, he can't pass up the chance to try to win the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. The odds of winning the jackpot are one in 292.2 million, but Ovechkin says he knows the odds are small. The 30-year-old Ovechkin is in the eighth season of a $124 million, 13-year contract. More...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin wants to win the Powerball jackpot, buys tickets with his father
January 12, 2016 (19:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
ARLINGTON, Va. - Even though Alex Ovechkin makes $10 million a year playing for the Washington Capitals, he can't pass up the chance to try to win the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot. Fresh off scoring his 500th NHL goal, a photo appeared on s... More...