Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

When Alex Ovechkin hosted Washington Capitals teammates for his 39th birthday dinner in September, he made it clear his focus ...

Ovechkin broke Gretzky’s NHL career goals record late in the season, and the Capitals defied expectations by finishing atop the Eastern Conference. They now turn their attention to the next challenge, ...

For Ovechkin’s work from the spot ... Even with a gaping net facing him, Ovechkin would very often put pucks as far out of reach from a goalie’s potential grasp. These were perfectly ...

“That’s why you play six months working out for this kind of moment,” said Ovechkin, who scored 44 goals to get to 897. “That’s why you work all year hard to be able to be in this ...

Alex Ovechkin, talking to Monumental Sports Network, praised the work of John Carlson and Dylan ... Nicklas Backstrom are honored. The five are out there for the ceremonial puck drop between ...

All of his years of hard work paid off with the biggest ... Carey Lauder-Imagn Images On Monday, Ovechkin joined "The Pat McAfee Show" and spoke out about the record that he set just over a ...

That said, he's still the same Ovechkin, throwing his weight around as a "wake up call" and firing pucks nonstop at the net. "Everything have to work out well," Ovechkin said of his game.

Sorokin will be on the highlight reels and viral clips forever now as the goalie who gave up the career record-setter to Ovechkin, but he is also the goalie Ovechkin shouted out during his on-ice ...