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

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Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won multiple Stanley Cup championships during his childhood. Cooley admired Crosby, ...

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

“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 ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin ... “I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did. Who didn’t?” ...

Cooley admired Crosby, but he grew up a Washington Capitals fan for a very specific reason: Alex Ovechkin ... “I had Ovechkin jerseys, and everyone did. Who didn't?” U.S.-born defenseman ...

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 ...