and Martin Fehérváry (22). Although Ovechkin isn't part of the Capitals' historic group of defensemen who attained that impressive feat, he still turned heads with the goal he scored ...

History was made on Friday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Alexander Ovechkin scored twice against the Chicago Blackhawks for career goals No. 893 and No. 894 to tie Wayne Gretzky ...

Sept. 17, 1985: Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin is born into a highly successful sporting family. His mother Tatyana Ovechkina, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and his father, Mikhail Ovechkin ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goals record. In his pursuit of Gretzky, Ovechkin has passed one hockey legend after another while climbing through the top 10.