Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is happy his team doesn't have to face Connor McDavid on Tuesday night.

The NHL has laid the hammer down on Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid. The three-time Hart Trophy winner has received a three-game suspension from the league for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks ...

The Washington Capitals made the most of Connor McDavid’s absence on Tuesday night, edging the Edmonton Oilers 3–2 in a close matchup. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin delivered a witty remark ahead of ...

WASHINGTON D.C — For the better part of 30 minutes, the Vancouver Canucks looked like they were cruising toward a disheartening, low-event defeat at the hands of the Washington Capitals.

The Edmonton Oilers will play the next three games without superstar captain Connor McDavid after the NHL suspended him for ...

EDMONTON — A plate of nachos hitting the ice was only a temporary distraction for the Washington Capitals ... for crosschecking Vancouver’s Conor Garland in the head Saturday, Draisaitl ...

But the Capitals were expecting ... Though Vancouver outshot Washington 21-5 in the period, only one puck got past Thompson: a power-play goal for Conor Garland with 37 seconds left.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game late in overtime, Logan Thompson made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals ... 16 saves and Conor Garland scored the ...

The Edmonton Oilers welcomed the NHL’s best, Washington Capitals, to Rogers Place for a Tuesday night tilt (Jan. 21). The Oilers were the better team in this one, but lost 3-2 thanks to another ...

Edmonton Oilers superstar Leon Draisaitl scored his 29th goal in the first five minute of a game in a 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the ...