Category: Alex Ovechkin
Sidney Crosby will play against Capitals in first game since winning 4 Nations Face-Off, Logan Thompson to start for Washington
PittsburghThe Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins will square off in one of the NHL’s first games back from the 4 Nations Face-Off break on Saturday afternoon. The nationally televised matchup will feature the restart of Alex Ovechkin’s chase of the all-time goals record, and his closest rival, Sidney...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s lucky sub and Cheetos acquired before road trip to Pittsburgh
Spencer CarberySpencer Carbery is expecting big things from Alex Ovechkin in the final 27 games of the regular season. Ovechkin, who scored 26 goals in his first 39 games played, is now fully rested and has “tons of energy” after a two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. He’s also carb-loaded. Friday, the Capit...
Read moreNHL betting second half preview: Best picks, odds for every team
Florida PanthersSean Allen and Victoria Matiash make their betting picks for the second half of the NHL season, one for every team.
Read moreNHL betting second half preview: Best picks, odds for every team
Edmonton OilersSean Allen and Victoria Matiash make their betting picks for the second half of the NHL season, one for every team.
Read moreNHL betting second half preview: Best picks, odds for every team
Edmonton OilersSean Allen and Victoria Matiash make their betting picks for the second half of the NHL season, one for every team.
Read moreAlex Ovechkin is ready to ‘play the best hockey’ after family trip to Miami, training with Darius Kasparaitis during 4 Nations Face-Off break
Alex OvechkinARLINGTON, VA — Even with the NHL on pause, Alex Ovechkin has kept his focus on the season ahead. Ovechkin opted to stay stateside as the league paused for the 4 Nations Face-Off, training with former NHL player Darius Kasparaitis in Miami, Florida. The relatively local trip contrasts with how he sp...
Read moreIlya Samsonov hopes he is not the goalie to give up Alex Ovechkin’s record-breaking goal: ‘Otherwise, I’ll spend my whole life watching on all channels.’
Ilya SamsonovAlex Ovechkin added former Washington Capitals teammate Ilya Samsonov to his list of goalies he’s scored on earlier this season. Samsonov, distinguished Ovi goalie no. 177, had been perfect in three prior games against Ovechkin until Washington made their way west to Vegas on November 17. Ovechkin b...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin on possibly hitting 1,500-game milestone: ‘I had an injury. I don’t know if I’ll be able to reach this goal. You can never make predictions.’
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin came into the 2024-25 campaign close to significant NHL history on multiple fronts. While his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record received all the headlines, the 39-year-old winger was also just 74 games away from becoming just the 23rd player to ever play in 1,500 career ga...
Read moreCapitals commemorating Stanley Cup celebration with plaque at Washington Harbour fountain
CanadaAlex Ovechkin and teammates T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson swam in the Washington Harbour fountain in Georgetown during their Stanley Cup celebration.
Read moreGoaltender who gave up Alex Ovechkin’s first NHL goal wants signed jersey from Capitals legend: ‘To me, it’s a good story’
Alex OvechkinNormally goaltenders lament giving up goals, but years after retiring from the NHL, Pascal Leclaire looks back at one of them fondly. Leclaire was the goalie who Alex Ovechkin beat to score his first goal in the National Hockey League on October 5, 2005. Ovechkin tallied twice in his NHL debut, and,...
Read moreCapitals to unveil Stanley Cup championship plaque where Alex Ovechkin once swam in fountains
Monumental Sports NetworkThe site of the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup fountain celebration is set to receive historical landmark-like treatment. On Friday, February 21, the Capitals and Washington Harbour will unveil a permanent plaque in commemoration of the 2018 Stanley Cup championship celebration at the Georgetown W...
Read moreJeff Halpern calls Alex Ovechkin’s first NHL goal, a one-timer, ‘foreshadowing (on) what was about to happen over the next 15-20 years’
Alex OvechkinHeading into the final stretch of the 2024-25 season, Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals shy of overtaking Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. Ovi’s journey to the top began nearly 20 years ago on October 5, 2005, when he scored both his first and second NHL goals against the Columbus Blue Jack...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin on if he’ll watch the 4 Nations Face-Off: ‘What’s the point of watching something where the Russian team doesn’t participate’
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin has zero interest in watching the ongoing 4 Nations Face-Off. The Washington Capitals captain is currently on vacation in Miami, Florida, and enjoying his time away from the rink with his family and former Capitals teammate Dmitry Orlov. Ovechkin was ineligible to play in the NHL’s fir...
Read moreDynamo Moscow president explains Alex Ovechkin’s role as advisor, open to Ovi joining management team when NHL career over
Alex OvechkinViktor Voronin, Dynamo Moscow’s president, spoke to TASS earlier this week and answered several questions about the team’s hometown hero, Alex Ovechkin, giving clues to what the Capitals captain’s next steps could be after his NHL days are over. Voronin addressed Ovechkin’s possible future with the...
Read moreRevisiting the Capitals’ Bondra-Laich Trade with Ottawa
Jaromir JagrBefore Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom played for the Washington Capitals, Peter Bondra was statistically the best player in the franchise’s history. Selected in the eighth round (156th overall) of…
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