When Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin speaks, people listen—especially when the topic is young Philadelphia Flyers star Matvei Michkov, the most hyped Russian prospect since Ovechkin himself.

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

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The GR8 continues to fit his nicknamesake. On Sunday, in a game against the Utah Hockey Club, Washington Capitals forward ...

Ivan Demidov has all the tools to become a great player. We know that. Everything indicates that he will be able to translate ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is looking to make the most out of the 4 Nations break. The Capitals have the next nine days off while the NHL hosts its inaugural international ...

No one wanted to see Alexander Ovechkin get hurt ... that video they clearly see that Jack had no intent to injure Alex. I understand Ovi was probably pissed he got hurt, I get that,” O ...

The GR8 continues to fit his nicknamesake. On Sunday, in a game against the Utah Hockey Club, Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin notched the 1,591st point of his NHL career, moving to 11th ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's scoring record of 894 goals. Ovechkin's scoring pace is two goals per every three games played.