Ben Sumner

Move Over Mario: Ovechkin Passes Lemieux in Goals

Alex Ovechkin both tied and passed Mario Lemieux for all-time goals on Saturday, scoring a hat trick - giving him 8 goals in his last three games - to give himself 692...
Blood of My Blood: Alex Ovechkin’s Hat Trick Beats Devils

Ovi scores twice and gets a mouthful of blood in a win against the Devils.
Ilya Samsonov Gets First NHL Shutout

In his 15th career start, Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves for his first career shutout.
Alex Ovechkin Passes Teemu Selanne for 11th on All-Time Goals List

With a goal against Carolina on Monday, Alex Ovechkin passed Teemu Selanne for 11th place on the all-time goals list with the 685th of his career.
Jakub Vrana Scores Only Caps Goal in Embarrassing Loss to Devils

In an otherwise awful 5-1 loss to the Devils on Saturday, the one 'good' stat was a goal scored by Jakub Vrana on the power play.
Ten Years of Alex Ovechkin as Captain

On January 5, 2010, about a week after the Caps traded captain Chris Clark, the team named Alex Ovechkin as the new team captain.
Kuznetsov Scores Twice in Mistake-Filled 4-3 Loss to Islanders

Evgeny Kuznetsov's goals look like slight-of-hand magic tricks by a street magician who wows you with dazzling card shuffles while simultaneously stealing your wallet.
Alex Ovechkin Passes Teemu Selanne on the All-Time Power Play Goal List

Alex Ovechkin inches closer to being the all-time greatest power play goal scorer.
Nic Dowd: Call Him Al

Nic Dowd briefly forgot what his goal song was.