Late in the middle frame, frustration boiled over, as Lindgren dropped Ridly Greig in front of his crease before getting into it with the Senators behind the net. Linus Ullmark attempted to start a goalie fight and came down the ice, but the referees weren't having it.

Alex Ovechkin is one goal away from reaching 900 career NHL goals. He scored his 899th goal in a 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Many professional athletes are creatures of habit who rely on routines that border on superstition to try to stay in a groove. That includes Alex

The Ottawa Senators run into the Alex Ovechkin show on Saturday night with a road game in Washington against the Capitals. While last season was all about his ferocious and successful assault on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record (894), Ovechkin remains poised to knock over a couple of more major milestones versus the Senators on Saturday.

Last week, Alex Ovechkin met an America’s VetDogs puppy that was named after him in honor of the Washington Capitals captain becoming the NHL’s all-time leading scorer last season.

Ovechkin meets his namesake puppy, “Ovi,” who will train with America’s VetDogs to serve a veteran or first responder. Alex Ovechkin meets “Ovi,” a future service dog who will one day assist a veteran or first responder through America’s VetDogs.

The Washington Capitals found themselves in a fast-paced showdown with the Columbus Blue Jackets, and under siege early and often. That said, they busted out at exactly the right time, and thanks to Logan Thompson, Alex Ovechkin and more, pulled out a win.