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 ...

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

Alex Ovechkin ... competitive Moscow youth league. He realized he needed three goals to break a record set by Pavel Bure. He scored six times the next game. A few years later, other parents thought ...

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

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 ...

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 ...