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

Sitting in his stall at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, still wearing his gear, untying his trademark yellow laces and proudly ...

In the aftermath of passing Wayne Gretzky to break the NHL goals record, Alex Ovechkin pondered what would come next ... game for the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Beginning with hosting ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin ... than the first time. Only Nicklas Backstrom has set up more of Ovechkin’s goals than Carlson. The two won the Stanley Cup together in ...

To put things into perspective, the next ... with Ovechkin (48 goals), his scoring prowess has been largely been put in the context of the Boston Bruins going deep in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Ovechkin amassed this career total in a variety of ways. He had over 550 even-strength goals and 320 power-play goals, the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin cracked ... anticipation building toward Ovechkin — the 2018 playoff MVP in leading the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup championship — doing something ...

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually reserved only for playoff races NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin ...

Ovechkin celebrated No. 895 with the same joy he oozed after so many of his first 894, bellyflopping onto the ice like he did ...