WASHINGTON -- More than 3,000 fans braved pouring rain outside to shower Alex Ovechkin with adoration inside Capital One ...

It’s the hockey equivalent of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron with his 756th home run, or LeBron James passing Kareem ...

Alexander Ovechkin netted his 895th career regular season goal in a game against the New York Islanders, passing legend Wayne Gretzky for most all-time ...

Late Sunday evening, Moscow residents may have been surprised to see NHL star Alexander Ovechkin’s image and the number “895” ...

Supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine have hailed Ovechkin’s achievement as a win for Russian soft power and a boost ...

A billboard depicting Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin marking his NHL career goals with the words reading “Ovechkin is always first!” is set in a street in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, April 3, ...

Ovechkin being in this spotlight has become a point of national pride. Ovechkin represented Russia at three Olympics, won gold at the world juniors, played in countless world championships and may ...

Ovechkin being in this spotlight has become a point of national pride. Ovechkin represented Russia at three Olympics, won gold at the world juniors, played in countless world championships and may ...

Alexander Ovechkin is getting closer and closer to history. On Wednesday, Ovechkin scored his 892nd career goal in the Capitals’ 5-1 loss to the Hurricanes. He is now two goals away from tying ...

For Russia, pride in Ovechkin Billboards, signs and goal-counters around Moscow carry messages in Cyrillic that say things like “Go ahead, Alex!” or “Sasha, the Motherland is with you.” ...