The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders acquired forward Noel Ohgren in a trade from the USHL’s Fargo Force earlier this season, and the ...

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of hockey's holiest record could have overtaken the Washington Capitals. Instead, it's brought the ...

They’ve done so without the services of Ovechkin’s longtime setup man, Nicklas Backstrom, and they’ve done it despite the glare the 39-year-old’s 22 goals have attracted. “It has ...

NHL.com’s fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we take a look at the top 10 EDGE ...

The Capitals are the only NHL team to rank in the top six of the League in goals from both high-danger areas (86; sixth) and ...

His current goal pace (31 in 43 games ... Where's the Evgeni Malkin to his Sidney Crosby? The Nicklas Backstrom to his Ovechkin? The answer is "in future drafts," which probably isn't what ...

Which front office is most ruthless? Who had the best glow-up? And which rookie has been most important to his team?

19 goals, 82 assists, 101 points) Number of coaches since 2000: Five (Paul Maurice counts as one but coached the franchise from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2011) F: Nicklas Backstrom (1,105 ...

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.

Their goal was a fourth Stanley Cup in the Crosby ... The majority of the team's core -- center Nicklas Backstrom, forward T.J. Oshie and defenseman John Carlson-- were also signed long term ...

"I did a lot of research before I ultimately decided to do it and [Patrick] Kane was a big piece of that, to reach out to him, but also Nicklas Backstrom ... 67 points (eight goals, 59 assists ...