While Ovechkin has become of the NHL all-time greats, his hockey career began when he was growing up in Russia.

For Russia, pride in Ovechkin Billboards, signs and goal-counters around Moscow carry messages in Cyrillic that say things like “Go ahead, Alex!” or “Sasha, the Motherland is with you.” His hometown ...

All eyes are on Alex Ovechkin as he looks to make ... but his brief tenure with Dynamo Moscow was memorable. Ovechkin does not play soccer, at least professionally. One of the greatest hockey ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin for breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for most career goals.

When Ovechkin was 12 and playing in a competitive Moscow youth league ... other parents thought putting Ovechkin on the first line with Dynamo was favoritism because his parents worked for ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin ties Gordie Howe's record in loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals legend, has scored his 895th NHL goal, surpassing Wayne Gretzky as the greatest goal ...

Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing ... Good thing, too. When Ovechkin was 12 and playing in a competitive Moscow youth league. He realized he needed three goals to break a record set by Pavel ...

A few years later, other parents thought putting Ovechkin on the first line with Dynamo was favoritism ... James Ellingworth and APTN Moscow contributed. Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky share a ...