The NFC’s sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Lions in Saturday’s Divisional Round Game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.

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and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday. Ovechkin has four goals in five games since returning from missing the previous 16 because of a broken left leg.

The United States looked ... a more conservative game ended in a 1-1 deadlock. The United States scored in the first five minutes, with Ryan Leonard (Washington Capitals) making a diving play ...

Ever since returning to the Capitals lineup, Ovechkin has scored four goals in five games, keeping up his ridiculous scoring pace. In 23 total games played in 2024-25, Ovechkin leads the Capitals ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals' Thursday night tilt with the Minnesota Wild lived up to their opponent's namesake, as chaos ensued in a back-and-forth showdown between two of the top teams ...

Before the puck drops at 7:00 PM ET in Thursday’s game between the Washington Capitals and the Minnesota Wild ... Kirill Kaprizov’s 23 goals and 27 assists in 34 contests give him 50 points on the ...

Washington has a 12-4-2 record at home and a 25-10-2 record overall. The Capitals have scored 135 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank second in league play. Minnesota has a 23-11-4 record overall ...

Alex Ovechkin scored for the second consecutive game after missing the previous 16 due to a fractured fibula. The Capitals star forward is 25 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894.

He missed a little more than five. Ovechkin missed 16 games. The Capitals went 10-5-1 without him. With Saturday's win, they are one point out of the Metropolitan Division lead and three points ...