The Washington Capitals will look to stay hot when they head to Buffalo to meet the Sabres on Monday night. Can Alexander Ovechkin carry the Caps to another big win and trounce the struggling Sabres?

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

Buffalo Sabres (14-21-5, in the Atlantic Division ... Alex Tuch has four goals over the last 10 games. Alexander Ovechkin has 19 goals and 11 assists for the Capitals. Aliaksei Protas has scored ...

After going 1-2-1 on their four-game road trip, the Buffalo Sabres ... gone 3-1-1 since Ovechkin’s return and continues to lead the Eastern Conference with 55 points. The Sabres have beaten ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB ... including one on an Alex Ovechkin breakaway. UPL then stopped the final three attempts he faced in the shootout. The Sabres out-shot the Caps 5-3 in overtime, and ...

There was little response Saturday from the Buffalo Sabres. They simply had no juice ... on Monday night in KeyBank Center. Caps star Alexander Ovechkin scored his 872nd career goal in Saturday's ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated ... Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was kept off the scoresheet.

The Washington Capitals welcomed captain Alexander Ovechkin back into the ... with a one-game road trip versus the Buffalo Sabres in the middle. Washington welcomes the Boston Bruins, Minnesota ...