Veteran defenseman John Carlson said the infusion of talent “really lit a fire under everybody.” The Capitals led the Eastern Conference when Ovechkin got injured Nov. 18, and they remain atop ...

Goal No. 867 was assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois, while No. 868 was on the power play, and assisted by John Carlson and Dylan Strome. Alex Ovechkin nets his second goal of the game to put the ...

Captain Alex Ovechkin scored into an empty net with ... “I think it was a full 60 minutes,” defenseman John Carlson said. “We’ve had some lulls that we’ve been addressing and trying ...

Captain Alex Ovechkin scored his 18th goal of the season ... Fleury stopped defenseman John Carlson’s slap shot off the rush with three seconds left in overtime to take the game to a shootout ...

93rd percentile among forwards), as is Ovechkin’s longtime power-play defenseman John Carlson (19.47 miles; 97th percentile at position). 4. Midrange shots and goals Ovechkin, despite missing ...

It took to the fourth game of the Capitals' season for Ovechkin to get his first marker of the campaign, on assists from John Carlson and Dylan Strome. Note: All games available to ESPN+ ...