Alex Ovechkin
If you ask us, he’s the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history.
Alex Ovechkin Named Second Star for February
Photo: Washington Capitals The NHL released its three stars for the month of February, and for the fourth month in a row,…
Alex Ovechkin is Looking Forward to Shooting Brooks Laich in the Foot
Photo: Marianne Helm Early Sunday morning, Brooks Laich was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs in what was essentially a salary cap…
Nicklas Backstrom on the Capitals’ Poor Starts: ‘That’s Not Going to Work in the Playoffs”
Photo: Patrick Smith The Capitals came back to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Though they eventually had dramatic goals from Alex Ovechkin…
Moar History for Alex Ovechkin After He Scores 40th Goal
Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The league-leader in goals, Alex Ovechkin, scored again, Friday. The Ovi shot from the Ovi spot tied…
Braden Holtby, Alex Ovechkin, and Other Caps Players Pose With the Holtbeast Figurine
Friday night against the Wild, the Capitals gave away Holtbeast figurines to everyone in attendance. The action figure barely resembles Holtby, a…
Henrik Lundqvist Says Alex Ovechkin is Toughest Forward He’s Ever Faced
Photo: Greg Fiume It's not everyday that a hockey player lands a long feature in Esquire Magazine, but Swedish hair model Henrik…
No. 514: Why You Should Never Dare Alex Ovechkin to Shoot
Photo: Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports The Arizona Coyotes learned a valuable lesson Monday night that they probably should have already known: don't…
Alex Ovechkin Has Tied Jeremy Roenick in All-Time Goals
Photo: @_JoeMays With his first-period goal, Alex Ovechkin's career total is now 513, the same number that Jeremy "horses***" Roenick scored. Ovi's league-leading…
How the Capitals Can Hack the Schedule and Rule the Playoffs
Photo: Amanda Bowen If you've yet to come across it, I highly recommend giving Tom Haberstroh’s recent splendid piece of reporting for ESPN…
Empty-Net Goals Are Weird: An Analysis
The Washington Capitals scored two empty-net goals last week-- a rare (I think) game-winning empty-netter off the stick of Jason Chimera and another from the…
Just A Beast Onna Ice: Rapper Lil Wayne Kongratulates Alex Ovechkin on Hat Trick
Thursday night in the Caps' (unnecessarily) thrilling 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, Alex Ovechkin scored his 14th career hat trick. With…
Make It Three: Alex Ovechkin Scores His First Hat Trick Since 2013
Quick addendum to our previous article. Turns out we made a mistake: Alex Ovechkin does not have two goals tonight. He has…
Alex Ovechkin Is Your New League Leader in Goals
Alex Ovechkin *is* the Washington Capitals' offense. Tonight in Minnesota, Ovechkin struck twice in the second period to take the league lead…
Wayne Gretzky On Alex Ovechkin Catching His Goal Record: ‘The First 500 Are the Easy Ones’
Photo: Geoff Burke On January 10, 2016, Alex Ovechkin became the fifth-fastest player to reach the 500-goal mark. Tuesday, NHL.com's Dan Rosen spoke to…
How WUSA9’s Ellison Barber Lucked Into a Man-On-The-Street Interview with Alex Ovechkin
During the first day of Winter Storm Jonas, a WUSA9 news crew stumbled upon Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin while conducting man-on-the-street interviews.…
Karl Alzner Compares Matt Niskanen’s Goal to Connor McDavid’s
Photo: Geoff Burke As Peter pointed out in the recap, Caps defenseman Matt Niskanen hadn't scored since the first week of the…
Alex Ovechkin Becomes Third Player Ever to Begin Career With 11-Straight 30-Goal Seasons
For the second year in a row, Ovechkin has scored his 30th goal on Super Bowl Sunday. Last time it was an…
Alex Ovechkin Destroys Jacob Josefson With Big Open-Ice Hit (GIFs)
Three-on-three overtime was looking grim for the Capitals. Hemmed in the defensive zone for long while, the Caps were looking gassed. A…
No. 504: Alex Ovechkin’s Game-Winning Goal Puts Him in NHL’s Top-40 All Time
Alex Ovechkin made his grand return on Thursday after he served a one-game suspension for skipping the All-Star Game. Ovechkin, in Great 8…
Sled Hockey Hero Drops Puck for Alex Ovechkin and John Tavares
In addition to the Isles game, Thursday night at Verizon Center is also Military Appreciation Night. The Caps donned camo uniforms for…
