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

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

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Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

“I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did ... Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, and son Sergei, left, watch the video screen on the scoreboard during a ceremony to honor ...

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 ... be like the "Great 8." "I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did.

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin ... “I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did. Who didn't?” U.S.-born defenseman ...

“I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did ... coolest things in the world to play against guys like him.” PHOTOS: Alex Ovechkin has been role model his whole career. That goes beyond ...