Dowd had the winner before Ovechkin put his 878th goal into an empty net with 0.1 seconds left in a 6-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers.

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model to a lot of kids who grew up to play alongside him in the NHL.

If Tom Wilson could do his break over, he said he probably should have headed down to Miami with Alex Ovechkin, who was ...

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is about to make history as he inches closer to beating Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 ...

No one wanted to see Alexander Ovechkin get hurt. But, such is the National Hockey League ... I think it was important to allow him to stick up for his teammate. I think it’s just part of ...

Ovechkin was also taken up to Gretzky's restaurant, Studio 99 inside Rogers Place, where he posed with one of the many jerseys up on the wall. A memorabilia collector himself, Ovechkin owns a stick ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

When Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin speaks, people listen—especially when the topic is young Philadelphia Flyers ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington ... as well, with 122. Ovechkin has 72. Gretzky also had another 56 in the World Hockey Association regular season and playoffs, while Ovechkin has 57 from his ...

A day after his hat trick against Vegas, Ovechkin scored two more against the Hockey Club -- and might ... goal after his shot banks off Alex Pietrangelo's stick. Did you seriously think that ...