Alex Ovechkin may be playing his final NHL game when the Washington Capitals visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

The NHL regular season ends April 16. All 16 berths have been clinched, though seeding is up in the air. Here’s a closer look at the playoff races.

Coming off a smashing weekend in which they swept a set of home-and-home back-to-back games from the playoff-bound Pittsburgh ...

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Alex Ovechkin insisted again that he’s unsure what the future holds for him following the Washington Capitals’ 2-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets in their season finale at Nationwide Arena. But ...

Did Alex Ovechkin say his goodbye to Washington fans on Sunday? Jamie Sabau / Getty Images WASHINGTON — At a glass podium in a nondescript room in Capital One Arena, Alex Ovechkin stood in front of ...

Alex Ovechkin's NHL future hangs in the balance as the league's greatest goalscorer of all time contemplates a big decision: retirement. We're in the final days of the 2025-26 NHL regular season and ...

Ovechkin is the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer with 929 career goals. Jamie Sabau / Getty Images It sounds like Alex Ovechkin isn’t quite ready to hang up the skates. At the Washington Capitals’ ...

Alex Ovechkin, the legendary captain of the Washington Capitals, isn’t getting any younger at 40 years of age, and he’s also playing in the final season of his current contract, understandably fueling ...

WASHINGTON — If it was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin’s sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement. From the opening ...

If this was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin's sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement. From the opening faceoff to ...

As Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin debates whether to retire or return for a 22nd NHL season, he has two big supporters for the second option. "My kids are already asking me, 'Dad are you ...