Looking ahead to the top NHL storylines in the month of December, including those with the Capitals, Rangers and Sharks.

Tom Wilson was the first of Alex Ovechkin’s teammates to see the unfamiliar sight Monday. Wilson’s night had ended a few minutes early, after he received a five-minute fighting major for a ...

This is dizzying, going from “You’ve got to be kidding me; Alex Ovechkin is leading the NHL in goals at 39” to the previously unheard-of “Alex Ovechkin is on injured reserve with a lower ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is on injured reserve, and the Washington Capitals are coming to grips with playing without their superstar captain for the coming weeks. Ovechkin is considered ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is on injured reserve, and the Washington Capitals are coming to grips with playing without their superstar captain for the coming weeks. Ovechkin is ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin underwent further evaluation ... since he arrived in North America from Russia. In his rookie season, he put up 52 goals, finishing four shy of the ...

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (Amy Irvin ... December opens up with the San Jose Sharks (6-10-4) and rookie Macklin Celebrini playing against Washington for the first time.

The Washington Capitals placed superstar Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve Wednesday with a lower leg injury. The 39-year-old will miss at least three games, one of the longest absences of his career.

Washington Capitals fans, look away. Star captain Alexander Ovechkin was listed as week-to-week with a lower leg injury, per the team Tuesday. The update added he will be evaluated by team doctors ...