Ovechkin downplayed it as “a goal is a goal,” but the OT winner put an exclamation point on a vintage performance by the 39-year-old winger, who also led Washington with seven hits and scored on the ...

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.

Fanatics announced that Alex Ovechkin broke the record for most merchandise sold by an NHL player in one day. From collectible pucks and signed jerseys to framed pictures and legendary T-shirts ...

As Alex Ovechkin ... against Ovechkin's record-breaking goal totals and durability. With both players still active, their contrasting styles continue to define a generation of hockey.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex ... if and when Ovechkin scores his 895th goal to break one of hockey's records that looked unbreakable. But the chance to celebrate at home with Capitals players past ...

This season, Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Monday, in the Capitals' playoff opener, he somehow found a new way to score. The Capitals legend scored his first career playoff ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against ... for the most in a season by a player aged 39 or older.

The Stanley Cup playoffs heated up with four games on Monday, including two overtime thrillers. Here are our takeaways from ...

Alex Ovechkin ... He was the first player in 100 years to get hat tricks in his opening two games. Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck is the NHL's best goalie nowadays, but Ovechkin has beaten him ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington ... Marcel Dionne and Phil Esposito as the only players with 700 goals and 700 assists. Who are the NHL’s leading scorers? Ovechkin, after climbing past Mike ...

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

Ovechkin scored two goals, assisted on another and generally acted as the tone-setter in Washington's 3-2 overtime win over ...