NEW YORK — (AP) — Alex ... said. Ovechkin took the microphone from Gretzky like a torch being passed from one legend of the game to another. He thanked injured teammates Nicklas Backstrom ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex ... said. Ovechkin took the microphone from Gretzky like a torch being passed from one legend of the game to another. He thanked injured teammates Nicklas Backstrom and ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Sunday, and a moment with teammate Nicklas Backstrom brought out nostalgic feelings. In the ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is the new all-time goal ... until he scores his 896th. Center Nicklas Backstrom was Ovi's right-hand man in Washington for a decade and a half, playing ...

Sunday was a special one for a lot of people in the hockey realm, with Washington Capitals superstar forward Alex ... star Nicklas Backstrom, who played for several seasons alongside Ovechkin.