Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were ...

BENINATI: You don't need to do 10 ... Ovechkin's very first game in a decadeslong career with the Capitals. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) BENINATI: Ovechkin fires. He scores. Alexander ...

BENINATI: You don't need to do 10 different ... called Ovechkin's first goal back in October 2005, Ovechkin's very first game in a decadeslong career with the Capitals. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

In the second round of the playoffs, the Penguins took on the Washington Capitals and the series was intense as Crosby faced his rival Alexander ... and Ovechkin joined the NHL as top prospects ...