The fans noticed and started to cheer, but when it was time to start play again, Ovechkin had to go back on the bench because forwards Nic Dowd, Andrew Mangiapane and Ryan Leonard were on the ice ...

Alex Ovechkin chips in a power-play goal to make it 2-0 after Nic Dowd scores short-handed. Ovechkin has one shot through one period. Ryan Leonard has three hits in his NHL debut. Alex Ovechkin ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal to move within four of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record, helping the Washington Capitals defeat the host Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal ... Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington.

Alexander Ovechkin has supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time goal scorer. Let that sink in for a moment, because even a few years ago, did it seem possible that anyone, from any era ...

MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday lauded Russian ice hockey star Alexander Ovechkin for surpassing all the sport's other legends in a dazzling career that the Kremlin ...

BOSTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal ... Washington Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington.