(AP Photo/John McDonnell) Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (20) bats the puck away from New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell ...

For most of the last five weeks, the Caps have been engaged in low-scoring, tight-checking contests. But on Saturday afternoon against the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena, the Caps turned the clock back to their high-scoring ways of October and November,

The mounting losses have eroded nearly every part of the Rangers’ game, even the one that was once a foundational piece of their success.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin hasn't skipped a beat, and he delivered once again against the New York Rangers. Ovechkin had the game-winner and an assist, and the Capitals rediscovered their spark in a 7-4 win over the Rangers.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal to move 23 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling New York Rangers 7-4 Saturday.

In the fourteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the division had a combined four regulation losses. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders even got hot. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

The NHL is back from its holiday roster freeze and fewer than two months away from the trade deadline. So far, there have been 15 trades, four coaching changes, plus extensions signed by Igor Shesterkin,

New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said goalie ... Nov. 12: Capitals reacquire Lars Eller in trade with Penguins Center Lars Eller, 35, is a familiar face for the Washington Capitals after ...

It started with a trade between the Bruins and Capitals (and Wild as a third-party broker). The Capitals moved out two pending free agents, Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov, in exchange for a 2023 first-rounder, 2024 third, 2025 second and Craig Smith.

On the day goaltender Tristan Jarry was jettisoned on waivers, with the Pittsburgh Penguins sitting in 14th place in the Eastern Conference and on track for their lowest full-season point total since Sidney Crosby’s rookie year,

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

Ex-Staten Island resident Arthur Kaliyev made his first major contribution as a member of the New York Rangers when the right wing scored a game-tying goal during a 5-3 victory over the Utah Hockey Club Thursday at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.