Nearly every NHL fan is keeping close tabs on Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin as he inches closer to breaking the ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

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Alex Ovechkin has been regarded as one of the best goal-scorers of this generation. However, he is well on his way to breaking the previously unbeatable record of 894 career goals set by The Great One ...

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin certainly has a flair for the dramatic, and he's inched one goal closer to Wayne Gretzky's ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin is just 16 goals away from ... Target cards with low population counts. Look for jersey number matches, 8/99 for example. Short print cards to 10 or ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

“I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did ... coolest things in the world to play against guys like him.” PHOTOS: Alex Ovechkin has been role model his whole career. That goes beyond ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia ... and hoping they could be like the “Great 8.” “I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did. Who didn’t?” U.S.-born defenseman ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

“I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did ... Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, and son Sergei, left, watch the video screen on the scoreboard during a ceremony to honor ...