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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.

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 ...

The Capitals have 13 wins in games when their moneyline odds are -103 or longer (in 20 such games). Washington’s implied probability to win is 50.7% based on its moneyline odds. Mitchell Marner is one ...

Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals. John Tavares and Bobby McMann scored for the Leafs. Washington’s captain Ovechkin played his first game ...

His empty-net goal for the Washington Capitals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over ... but it was significant given his return from a 16-game hiatus due to injury.

Alex Ovechkin will return to the Washington Capitals' lineup on Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing 16 games with a broken fibula. The Capitals captain has not played ...