With Alex Ovechkin and his teammates struggling to score, a few too many low-percentage shots went in for the Hurricanes.

It is, however, a mystery. For two decades, Ovechkin has delighted hockey fans, stunned his Washington Capitals teammates and terrorized goaltenders with a shot that often seems unstoppable.

Ovechkin is known for scoring goals ... "It's a really interesting shot to read. It's unlike any other shot. The way it comes off his blade. He's deceptive with it," Lindgren told Abraham.

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Monday.

It was Ovechkin’s first seemingly unstoppable signature shot. Ovechkin has had 38 of these goals through his career, though through his first six seasons, they were just as prevalent as his one ...

The SportsLine Projection Model revealed its best bets for Alex Ovechkin in Thursday's Game 5 between the Washington Capitals ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has had himself a memorable 2024-25 season, and he’ll have some extra hardware to take home. The NHL announced that th ...

He did it in his fourth game of the season (Oct. 12, 2007), in typical Ovechkin fashion, with speed, a slick move and a quick shot. Ovechkin took advantage on a turnover and ripped a shot past Los ...

Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns, 40, and Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, 39, are two of the NHL’s oldest players, but remain super intense, especially during the Stanley Cup playoffs.

After a season when he became the NHL's all-time goal-scoring leader, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin said Saturday he ...

The Carolina Hurricanes are known around the NHL for shooting the puck on net from every angle and piling up the shots.