Washington’s captain went scoreless in the Capitals’ first four games of the season. That changed Friday night.

Welcome to the NHL Morning Recap. In today’s edition, we will be looking at the four games that were played on Oct. 17, 2025.

You can contain Alex Ovechkin, but only for so long. The greatest goal scorer in the history of this league will eventually ...

Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, Dylan Strome added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season, moving to within two of 900 for his career and helping the Washington ...

Ovechkin also had an assist to help the Capitals (4-1-0) extend their winning streak to four games. Ovechkin’s line with ...

WASHINGTON, October 18. / TASS/. Superstar forward Alexander Ovechkin has scored his first goal in the current National Hockey League (NHL) season, bringing the total number of regular-season goals to ...

Johansson scored Minnesota's first even-strength goal in 10 periods, but the Wild were outshot 45-14 in a 5-1 loss to ...

Nick Schmaltz recorded his second career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Utah Mammoth to a 6-3 win over the San ...

Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, Dylan Strome added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the ...

Alex Ovechkin captures headlines with his 898th NHL goal as the Washington Capitals overwhelmed the Minnesota Wild in a 5-1 ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season and No. 898 of his career in a rout of the ...