Leonard signed with the Caps on Monday after his season at Boston College ended. Although he didn’t record a point in his debut, he was on the ice for the go-ahead goal in the third period.

BOSTON -- Ryan Leonard was in the Boston College locker room, moments from signing with the Washington Capitals, when a text message popped up on his phone. It was Alex Ovechkin.

In the midst of celebrating with captain Alex Ovechkin and his new teammates as Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky for the ...

Hockey Legend Wayne Gretzky greets Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard for his first NHL Goal in Alex Ovechkin's historic ...

Alex Ovechkin received gifts from the Capitals in his first game since breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record.

Ovi is days away from breaking the NHL scoring record while Leonard, a Massachusetts-born, BC star from Pope Francis Prep in Springfield, is set to make his NHL debut in front of his hometown fans, ...

It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL ...

Having passed Wayne Gretzky for NHL goal-scoring supremacy, the Washington Capitals captain has nothing more to prove. So ...

Chicago put goalie Spencer Knight back in the game after that, so Ovechkin came back in and nearly got the hat trick anyway.

We've tracked his goals all season long. Alex Ovechkin might have declined an empty-netter, but he wasn't done for the evening. After Ryan Leonard scored to make it 5-3, Blackhawks coach Anders ...