Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

In the third period between the Capitals and Senators, Alex Ovechkin inched closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin ... in Toronto when Ovechkin and Crosby — picked No. 1 in the NHL draft a year apart ...

Moscow, a cold December evening, the wind slicing through the Red Square like a sharpened blade. Inside the Kremlin, a file ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin ... Toronto when Ovechkin and Crosby — picked No. 1 in the NHL draft a year apart ...

PHOTOS: Alex Ovechkin has been role model his whole career ... in Toronto when Ovechkin and Crosby - picked No. 1 in the NHL draft a year apart - became hockey’s biggest stars.

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin shoots the puck during the ... when Ovechkin and Crosby — picked No. 1 in the NHL draft a year apart — became hockey’s biggest stars.