Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal on Sunday in New York. Here's how history unfolded in real time and the reaction that ...

His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.

Amazingly, Ovechkin set the record in his 1,487 th career game: the same number that Gretzky played during his NHL tenure before retiring in 1999. Russian professional ice hockey player Alex ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex ... to Ovechkin’s native Russia, where billboards and goal counters cheered on and tracked his effort. It helped Ovechkin that his team is one of the best in the NHL ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ... the hype for Ovechkin league-wide was eclipsed by the arrival of another rookie: Sidney Crosby, the 18-year-old center and the league's best draft ...

Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied ... the hype for Ovechkin league-wide was eclipsed by the arrival of another rookie: Sidney Crosby, the 18-year-old center and the league's best draft ...

It helped Ovechkin that his team is one of the best in the NHL this season, defying expectations. Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin ... play in front of family and friends is an option at some ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne ... in that category with those names.” Ovechkin added it was “nice” to have his family and friends in attendance who came from ...