Over the course of his 20-year career, Ovechkin has been an All-Star 12 times, won the Hart Trophy three times and led the Capitals to their only Stanley Cup title to date during the 2017-18 season.

Ovechkin will enter the final year of his contract. A lot of the offseason work is already done with Jakob Chychrun, Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren, Nic Dowd and Dylan McIlrath signing contract ...

Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and a superstar, but Tom Wilson has become Washington’s best player. Carolina has neutralized him during these playoffs, too.

Capitals center Nic Dowd spoke with the media about the Game 1 loss, discussing what went wrong. Dowd mentioned that the Capitals didn't play well, but still had a chance to win the matchup.

During the regular season, Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin made history when he became the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer, surpassing the legendary Wayne Gretzky during an April 6 ...

You get to a certain age, and it occurs to you how old you are. Things you use to mark time − I saw Wayne Gretzky when he was 20, and I saw Alexander Ovechkin when he was 20 − can lead to ulcers.

Today’s example comes from Long Island, New York, where Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 895th NHL goal – breaking the record that Wayne Gretzky had held for three decades.

Alexander Ovechkin (Photo via TNT Sports) It’s unbelievable to think that Ovie would have hit 1,000 career goals by now if he didn’t miss time to lockouts (including the entire 2004-05 season ...

Washington Capitals star, Alexander Ovechkin, has officially surpassed the goal record set by Wayne Gretzky in 1999. Gretzky achieved the record in 1,487 games, and Ovechkin broke it in 1,487 games.

Alexander Ovechkin’s wife Nastasiya and their two sons, Ilya and Sergei, are cheering on the Washington Capitals this weekend. Nastasiya, 31, brought her two sons to see the Capitals take on the ...

Alexander Ovechkin’s wife Nastasiya and their two sons, Ilya and Sergei, are cheering on the Washington Capitals this weekend. Nastasiya, 31, brought her two sons to see the Capitals take on the ...

— NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2025 The 39-year-old Ovechkin has scored 50 or more goals in a season nine different times, including in his age 36 season in 2021-22.