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Asked about the moment that changed the series and swung them in Washington's favor, team captain Alex Ovechkin didn't ...
On June 26, 2004 in Raleigh, the Caps surprised no one when they made Alexander Ovechkin – the "Ovi" handle was still more than a year away – the first overall choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. No ...
The Capitals won the 2004 NHL draft lottery to select Ovechkin first overall. The Moscow native won the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year in 2005-06 with 52 goals, as his buoyant ...
Leonsis was already the owner of the Capitals when the team selected Ovechkin first overall in the 2004 NHL draft, so he was able to watch the player blossom into an absolute superstar in the ...
Alex Ovechkin's legend has grown in each year of his decades-long NHL career. Since being drafted first overall by the Capitals in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Ovechkin has continuously put ...
Ovechkin scored his 895th goal to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history in a 4-1 loss at the New York Islanders on Sunday. He set the record at 7:26 of the second period on a power play, ...
Witness Ovi's evolution from rock star rookie to "young gun" to Cup winner to chasing Gretzky (and much more).
In Ovechkin’s past five games alone ... The Russian icon was selected with the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft after playing a few seasons with the Russian Superleague’s ...
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin matched Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux in postseason history with a goal in Game 5 against the ...