Ovechkin had ample opportunities to slot past Blackhawks netminder Spencer Knight when he did trot back onto the tundra. He launched three shots towards Knight's cage. All three were gobbled up by ...

Several numbers stack up favorably for the ... per year it would take to catch Ovechkin. They have only 90 goals combined between the three of them. Let's pump the brakes a little bit.

Here’s why it can be a goalie’s worst nightmare. When Alex Ovechkin winds up for a one-timer from his trademark spot, what’s about to happen isn’t a secret to anyone. It is, however ...

And the league smartly mic'd up Ovechkin in anticipation of the moment, so we could all hear the commentary of him and others before, during and after the goal. One of those exchanges was with ...

Even better, Ovechkin was actually mic'd up for the game in anticipation of the moment, so TNT's cameras and audio equipment caught what the NHL's new record holder said after scoring his 895th ...

NEW YORK — Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin had not given up a goal to Alex Ovechkin in the first three games he played against the Washington Capitals superstar. Ovechkin changed that Sunday when ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring ... Sometimes, even the NHL can’t mess it up, though the fact that the trophy awarded to the league’s best defenseman ...

If Ilya Sorokin had to give up a record-breaking goal, it’s unlikely there is anyone he’d rather have been on the other side of it than Alex Ovechkin. After all, he grew up watching Ovechkin ...

“There’s a reason we try to get it to him: The guy’s got 41 goals,” said center Dylan Strome, who set up Ovechkin’s 893rd goal four minutes into the game against Chicago. “It’s ...

While that’s indeed Ovechkin’s signature goal, responsible for 155 of his 285 goals from the spot, he actually has two others. One is a catch-and-shoot wrister, a necessary change-up from the ...