The Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks after Tom Wilson's two-goal game against the Buffalo Sabres in the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss.

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres play the Washington Capitals as losers of three straight games. Buffalo has a 14-21-5 record overall and a 7-10-3 record on its home ice. The Sabres are 3-5-4 in one-goal games. Washington has gone 13-6-0 in road games and 26-10-3 overall. The Capitals are 11-4-1 when scoring a power-play goal.

then added a power-play tally in the third (assisted by Strome and Tom Wilson) to make it 4-1. Alex Ovechkin's wrist shot finds the net to pad the Capitals' lead vs. the Blues and creep ever ...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators fell short against the NHL-leading Washington Capitals in Thursday's 1-0 overtime loss, but proved they can hold their own against the best.

Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane also ...

Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane also ...

Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist, Ethen Frank got his first NHL goal and the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night. Tom Wilson and Andrew Mangiapane also ...

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal ... who remains stuck on 399 career wins. Tom Wilson sealed it with an empty-netter with 37.5 seconds left, and Logan Thompson made ...

Sometimes divorces end in happiness for both partners. That’s what happened with the Ottawa Senators and Jakob Chychrun, who are separately thriving this season, writes .

Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.

Washington Capitals (26-10-4, in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks after Tom Wilson scored two goals ...