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.

Ovechkin has not had much success at the international level playing for Team Russia. He was held to just six points (three goals and three assists) in nine combined games during the 2010 and 2014 ...

Before re-signing, Ovechkin told Capitals owner Ted Leonsis that he didn't want to be "a third-line guy playing 8 to 10 minutes a game." He didn't want to be someone the team "trotted out on the ...

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.

Ovechkin will likely continue to be an established force on the Capitals' top power-play unit, so there figures to be plenty of goal-scoring opportunities. He, obviously, has gotten off to a much ...

Do not go out and buy 50 Ovechkin Young Guns Renewed from 2024-25 Upper Deck Series One Hockey for $20 each and expect to flip them for $50 each when he breaks the record. If you want to play the ...

Ovechkin scored on a late power play in the Capitals' 5-4 overtime loss at Ottawa on Thursday night. Ovechkin already owns the NHL records for power-play goals and shots on goal. He also has 134 ...

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.