Hendrix Lapierre ended a 90-game goal drought, Alex Ovechkin had an empty-netter and the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night to end a four-game losing streak.

Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin sparked reaction on social media after he refused to participate in team's campaign for LGBT rights.

The best team in the NHL gets set for a marquee matchup on Monday afternoon, as the Washington Capitals pay a visit to the Colorado Avalanche on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The Colorado Avalanche just took a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals, and in the process, Nathan MacKinnon hit a career milestone.

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist to reach 1,100 career points and the the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Monday. Parker Kelly, Victor Olofsson and Artturi Lehkonen also scored to help Colorado bounce back from a 7-3 loss to Nashville on Friday night — the Avalanche’s first home regulation loss of the season.

Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals snapped Chicago's four-game win streak with a 5-1 over the depleted Blackhawks on Friday night. Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Beauvillier, Ethen Frank and Justin Sourdif also scored for ...

Alex Ovechkin made NHL history, surpassing Ron Francis after scoring his 20th goal of the season in the Capitals' 3-2 loss to the Predators.

Emma Lingan, Michael Augello and Adam Kierszenblat discuss the Canucks trading Kiefer Sherwood, the Capitals, Kings, Matthew Tkachuk, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and more.

The Washington Capitals will try to turn things around on Friday night in the Windy City, as Alex Ovechkin and company get set to visit the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Washington Capitals will look to win consecutive games for the first time this month when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.