The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is not just an NHL superstar with his sights set on Gretzky's scoring record. He is also renowned for loving his native Russia and her people.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Alex Ovechkin got one step closer to Wayne Gretzky and made more NHL history on Thursday night. Washington’s legendary No. 8 scored with 1:53 left in overtime to give the ...

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are one of the National Hockey League’s best teams, which is why the club’s head coach wanted the Senators to bring their best, and Ottawa didn’t ...

Watch as Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin snipes the overtime game-winning goal against the Ottawa Senators for his 874th career goal and passes Jaromir Jagr to set a new NHL record with ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league ...

NHL star Alex Ovechkin picked up another record on Thursday night as he moved closer to replacing Wayne Gretzky as the league’s all-time leading scorer. In swiping home the only goal of the game ...

OTTAWA — Of course it was Alex Ovechkin. The Washington Capitals spent most of Thursday’s game at Canadian Tire Centre going nowhere, generating minimal offense against the Ottawa Senators and ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after his winning goal against the Ottawa Senators with ...