The Toronto Maple Leafs, led by Auston Matthews, could look to acquire one of Alex Ovechkin’s teammates from the Washington Capitals as they explore options to add depth and strengthen their roster ahead of the upcoming NHL season.

A living NHL legend, the Capitals captain is closing in on another historic milestone. In addition to raising his NHL record with each future goal, Ovechkin will become the first player in league history to record 900 career goals when he scores twice more. He’ll get his first crack at that 900 mark when the Caps take on the Vancouver Canucks.

Preview the Oct. 14 matchup between the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin, 40 years old, has embarked on another historic journey with the start of the 2025-2026 NHL (National Hockey League) season. His immediate goal is to surpass 900 career goals.

Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin came in a clean second place in the number of goals scored in equal squads in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL).The goal against the Minnesota Wild was Ovechkin's 567th in a 5-on-5 game.

Preview the Oct. 11 matchup between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

With a new NHL campaign upon us, TSN Hockey has compiled its annual list of the Top 50 players - a projection of the top players this season - and today we begin by revealing the players ranked 50th to 41st.

WASHINGTON -- Washington Capitals captainAlexander Ovechkinhas become the first Russian-born NHL player to reach the 500-goal plateau. Only Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bossy and Brett Hull, all Hall of Famers, scored 500 goals more quickly in their ...

WASHINGTON - Fans filled the Cathedral Commons Giant store on Tuesday in hopes of seeing Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals and, as of this spring, the top goalscorer in NHL history. To commemorate the all-time record he broke in April ...

Alexander Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season, 889th of his career, as the Capitals beat the Wild 5-1 on Friday night in D.C. Marcus Johansson scored the only goal for Minnesota as the Wild were outshot 45-15.