Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome, whose chemistry has dropped off of late following Ovechkin's injury, were separated. Ovechkin went to work with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Prot

The Washington Capitals are fiddling with the lineup to try and help Alex Ovechkin break an all-time great scoring record.

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Pierre-Luc Dubois was only supposed to keep the puppy for two weeks. The little black dog, at the time unnamed, was intended to be a temporary foster for the Washington Capitals center and his ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals got off to the start they wanted against the Vancouver Canucks; it was the rest of the night didn’t go as planned. But thanks to Pierre-Luc Dubois, D.C. managed two points. Dubois struck twice and Logan Thompson stood on his head to help Washington escape with a 2-1 victory.

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The Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals after the Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime.

Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists, Alex Ovechkin added his 872nd career goal and the Washington Capitals earned a 7-4 victory against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.

The Capitals wound up scoring seven on the reeling Rangers, and Ovechkin's 19th of the season made it 5-3 in the third period, assisted by Dylan Strome ... Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois.

Malkin may not be directing as many pucks on net compared to previous campaigns, but he's still at 33 points in 42 games — including 10 on the power play — and skating his usual elevated minutes. And yet,

NHL slate features the Washington Capitals (30-10-5) hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-20-8) at Capital One Arena, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Capitals are first and the Penguins 13th in the Eastern Conference.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.