With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model to a lot of kids who grew up to play alongside him in the NHL.

"The Great Eight" came up clutch when the Washington Capitals needed him most with a third period tally to close the gap with the Ottawa Senators to 4-3. The goal is Ovechkin's 23rd of the season and ...

In swiping home the only goal of the game in the Washington Capitals’ 1-0 overtime win over the Ottawa Senators, Ovechkin has now scored on more goaltenders – 179 – than any other player in ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin. “That’s the real one,” said Cooley, who’s now playing for the Utah Hockey Club.

Alex Ovechkin’s and other Russian hockey stars’ hopes of playing for their country in next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics were seriously diminished Tuesday, when the sport’s international ...

Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. He also has 134 game-winning goals, two away from breaking Jaromir Jagr's mark (135). Ovechkin has scored on 180 ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin. “That's the real one,” said Cooley, who's now playing for the Utah Hockey Club.