Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

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Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model for kids watching hockey all around the world, from his homeland in Russia to ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific ... they could be like the “Great 8.” “I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did. Who didn’t?” ...

Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

“I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did ... considers Ovechkin a part of multiple iterations of his career. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, and son Sergei, left ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific ... they could be like the "Great 8." "I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did. Who didn't?" ...