Alexander Ovechkin is on one of his trademark heaters. The Washington Capitals captain scored his fourth goal in as many ...

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

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

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

The ban, a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, means it’s decreasingly likely the Capitals star will get to play in the ...

The Washington Capitals have trailed in the third period in each of their previous two games including Saturday night. Each ...

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

The ‘NHL Hockeyverse Matchup of the Week’ will leverage computer puck and player tracking to re-create a recent contest with ...

An active NHL legend will be in the building Thursday night at Climate Pledge Arena. Alex Ovechkin is 21 goals away from toppling the all-time goals record, Wayne Gretzky’s 25-year-old mark of ...

EDMONTON - Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of the all-time goal scoring record has certainly been a worthy story, but a number of other guys are having either resurgent or career seasons for the red-hot ...

Connor McDavid versus Alex Ovechkin went ahead Tuesday without Connor McDavid — robbing fans at Rogers Place and around the NHL of what was supposed to be a showcase evening and wrapping up a ...

Tough break. It’s too bad this game wasn’t on Amazon Prime or ESPN’s main network and the NHL had to explain to a major US media partner why McDavid vs Ovechkin is going to air with Edmonton ...