Category: Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin: ‘I still have juice in my tank. I’m looking forward to this year and I’m excited.’
CapitalsAlex Ovechkin enters his 20th NHL season on the precipice of significant NHL history. “Times fly, what can I say?” Ovechkin said Thursday during the Capitals’ first day of on-ice Training Camp. The Capitals captain sits 50 points away from the 1,600-point milestone, something only nine NHL players h...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin ‘nicked up’ to start Training Camp after suffering injury in offseason training
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin is starting the 2024-25 season slightly less than 100 percent after admitting he got banged up during his offseason training. Ovechkin was held out of the team’s skating test on Thursday as a precaution, per the Capitals’ Mike Vogel, but participated fully in Training Camp’s opening pr...
Read moreJohn Carlson thinks Alex Ovechkin could break Wayne Gretzky’s goals record this season: ‘One thing I’ve learned is not to doubt him’
Wayne GretzkyAlex Ovechkin stepped onto the ice for the first day of Training Camp, Thursday, officially beginning a sprint toward his 20th season in the NHL. The Capitals’ captain will enter the 2024-25 campaign 42 tallies away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s once-thought-unbreakable NHL goals record of 894. Whil...
Read moreNHL 25 gives Alex Ovechkin first sub-90 overall rating in his career, ranks him as 10th-best left wing in hockey
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin took a small step back in his play last season, and the video gaming world took notice. While Ovechkin is still the highest-rated player on the virtual Capitals and ranked the tenth-best left wing in hockey, his overall rating fell to 89, down two points from last year and dipping unde...
Read moreThis is where the captain and alternate patches are placed on the Washington Capitals’ 50th anniversary jerseys
FanaticsThe Washington Capitals officially began 2024 Training Camp at MedStar Capitals Iceplex with Media Day on Wednesday, marking the start of Alex Ovechkin’s 20th career season in the NHL. Capitals players put on their new Fanatics-created game jerseys and posed for photos and videos with Monumental Spo...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin, a huge fan of the black Screaming Eagle jersey, gets surprised by Capitals with design’s return: ‘It’s so good’
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin got the best birthday present. The Washington Capitals surprised their captain with a black Screaming Eagle jersey and posted the reveal on social media. While many in Caps fandom love the sweater, there may be no bigger supporter of the design than Ovechkin, who had begged the team to...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin records video for diehard Capitals fan while sitting in traffic for Commanders game
Will ReillyAlex Ovechkin has never been too big for his britches, and this is another example of that. Sunday, while sitting in gridlocked traffic to get to the Washington Commanders game, a Capitals fan noticed Ovechkin slowly roll by in the passenger seat of a car. The fan, Will Reilly, immediately put two a...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin attends Washington Commanders’ NFL home opener at Northwest Stadium with Capitals teammates
Jayden DanielsThe Washington Commanders saw huge support from fellow DC sports teams for their home opener against the New York Giants on Sunday. The game marked the Commanders’ first at their renamed Northwest Stadium and the home debut of quarterback Jayden Daniels, the team’s second-overall pick in the 2024 NF...
Read moreMacklin Celebrini and Rutger McGroarty believe Alex Ovechkin will beat Wayne Gretzky’s goal record: ‘It’ll be hard for him not to’
Wayne GretzkyARLINGTON, VA — Alex Ovechkin will enter the 2024-25 season on the cusp of history. With 853 career goals under his belt, Ovechkin sits just 41 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky (894) for the NHL all-time goals record — a record that once looked unbreakable. Over Ovechkin’s 19 seasons in the NHL, fan...
Read moreA real-life Ovi’s Office is open in Moscow in tribute to Alex Ovechkin
FonbetAlex Ovechkin received an on-brand tribute in his home country before flying to North America for his 20th NHL season. What first began as a place on the ice where the Capitals captain could not be stopped scoring goals — one-timers from the left faceoff circle — is now a physical place where three...
Read moreMedStar Capitals Iceplex gets new center ice design for Capitals’ 50th anniversary season
Alex OvechkinThe ice sheet at MedStar Capitals Iceplex will have a new look and feel this season. Friday, the Washington Capitals installed their 50th anniversary logo into the ice at the main faceoff circle, mimicking the new ice design at Capital One Arena. Practicing Capitals players — including captain Alex...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin returns to the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, joins team ahead of Training Camp
CapitalsAlex Ovechkin is back on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. After making the long journey back from Russia on Wednesday, the Capitals captain joined the large group of his teammates who have begun participating in informal skates at the team’s practice facility over the past few weeks. Washington’...
Read more8 Biggest Contracts in Edmonton Oilers History
Washington CapitalsOn Tuesday (Sept. 3) the Edmonton Oilers signed star forward Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension worth $112 million, for an average annual value (AAV) of $14 million. The…
Read moreAlex Ovechkin has flown back to DC ahead of Capitals’ Training Camp and his 20th NHL season
Michele AntonovAlex Ovechkin is back in DC for his 20th NHL season. The Capitals captain flew back from Russia on Wednesday ahead of Washington’s Training Camp which is set to begin on September 19. Sport-Express’ Michele Antonov first reported the travel plans and Ovechkin’s wife, Nastya Ovechkina, documented the...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko on his goals for the 2024-25 season: ‘100, 500’
Alex OvechkinARLINGTON, VA — Ivan Miroshnichenko’s idol is Alex Ovechkin and the young Capitals prospect has much of the same humor and personality The Great 8 exhibited in the past. For instance, while attending the NHLPA Rookie Showcase at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday, Miroshnichenko was asked about h...
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