After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points ...

Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals. John Tavares and Bobby McMann scored for the Leafs. Washington’s captain Ovechkin played his first game ...

Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals. Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Capitals region: Monumental S ...

And Alex Ovechkin — in his first game on home ice ... with less than 10 seconds left after a gritty faceoff win from Nic Dowd. And they give out two points whether Ovechkin provides one of ...

Dowd scored a goal in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings. Dowd has scored in back-to-back contests after going eight games without a point. The 34-year-old center is up to 10 goals in just 36 ...

Nic Dowd had the other Capitals goal. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves but Washington remained one point behind first-place New Jersey in the Eastern Conference. Capitals: Ovechkin’s 17 goals ...

Ovechkin was not the only noteworthy scorer last night though, as Jakob Chychrun and Andrew Mangiapane each added a goal and an assist, while Nic Dowd scored his ninth of the season and Tom Wilson ...

Jakob Chychrun, Andrew Mangiapane, Niv Dowd, Alexander Ovechkin and Tom Wilson tallied ... Nylander's controversial zone exit that preceded Nic Dowd's go-ahead goal in the second period.

Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal in his return ... Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for the Capitals in the win. John Tavares and Bobby McMann scored ...