Ovechkin set for NHL goal record but Putin link casts shadow
Alexander Ovechkin is closing in on the record for the most goals scored in the National Hockey League. While his achievement is being applauded by most, for some, his support of Vladimir Putin leaves ...
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Ovechkin, Capitals give Fleury his flowers following final meeting
Ovechkin feels that way that despite Fleury’s Penguins defeating his Capitals in three Stanley Cup Playoff series (2009, 2016, 2017) and going on to win the Stanley Cup each time. Ovechkin and the ...
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Watch: Alex Ovechkin, Capitals shake Marc-Andre Fleury's hand in final meeting
Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been on-ice nemeses for ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin began chasing Gretzky’s NHL goals record
Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...
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Ovechkin looks to get closer to Gretzky vs. Wild, but won’t face Fleury
Fleury plans to retire after this, his 21st NHL season, though, So unless Gustavsson doesn’t finish the game Thursday, the 40 ...
The ‘very, very coachable’ Alex Ovechkin: Former coaches on the tweaks he’s made on the way to history
Barry Trotz on how Ovechkin has continued to evolve as opponents adjust to him: "He could take hard coaching, and that’s very ...
Alex Ovechkin continues quest of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal record
Alex Ovechkin, six goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals, and the Washington Capitals ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 en route to chasing NHL history
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 ...
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From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin became the Great 8
Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...