Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

History is six goals away for Washington Capitals future Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scored in Tuesday's 3-2 loss ...

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A look at a dozen historic goals that broke an important record in style, just as Alex Ovechkin will hopefully do over the next few weeks.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...

For the first time in his career, there is no one between Ovechkin and Gretzky on the all-time list. He passed Gordie Howe ...

The last goalie Wayne Gretzky scored against, the one who surrendered his 894th and final NHL goal on March 29, 1999, ...

Ovechkin hit the NHL with literally a thundering, glass-breaking crash — the hit that he delivered on Columbus defenseman ...

Alex Ovechkin’s race toward Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record has captured the attention of the entire hockey world. But ...