Gretzky, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, Hall of Fame defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom and legendary Soviet goaltender Vladislav Tretiak were among those who weighed in after Ovechkin beat Ilya Sorokin ...

It happened - on April 6, 2025, Alexander Ovechkin, playing for the Washington Capitals, scored against fellow countryman ...

He embodies the power of our sport, of our great country. — Soviet Union goaltender and Russian Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretiak “Alex Ovechkin has been such a consistent goal scorer for ...

Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...

17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Ovechkin was drawn to the game through his father. If Mikhail's gifts had a bigger impact, his son might have been ...

Soviet Union goaltender and Russian Hockey Federation president Vladislav Tretiak “Alex Ovechkin has been such a consistent goal scorer for this, his 20th season, is an amazing accomplishment ...

Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents ... his son might have been more like goaltender Vladislav Tretiak than a power forward and pure scorer. “He would go on some ...