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

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

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

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

Vladimir Tarasenko probably had relief mixed in with his joy over netting his 300th career NHL goal Saturday in the Detroit ...

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.

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 ...