Hockey fans once again will be focused on Alex Ovechkin when the Washington Capitals face off against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer ...

He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

Tatyana Ovechkina shares insights on Alex Ovechkin’s career, the Capitals’ season, and the hockey traditions shaping his ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scores 887th career goal to move within eight of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 9 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to stay on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record before season's end. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break ...

Alex Ovechkin now stands just nine goals away from Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record of 894 goals. Despite missing 16 games earlier in the season, Ovechkin's recent performance has kept him on ...

To be clear, the Caps' problem child, who's been suspended six times and fined three ... from tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time record for a career. And his teammate, Alex Ovechkin, is even closer. In ...