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

Alex Ovechkin, six goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, and the Washington Capitals ...

He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were ...

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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 ...

The Capitals star has 36 goals this season and is on track to reach 40 for a 14th time, also the most in league history, ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.