Hockey star Alexander Ovechkin has played for the Washington Capitals since 2004 and holds the NHL scoring record. Read about ...

Alex Ovechkin achieved Gr8ness in Long Island as he scored career goal No. 895 to break the NHL goals record held by Wayne ...

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 ...

was in attendance at the Islanders game along with Washington star Nicklas Backstrom, who played for several seasons alongside Ovechkin. Backstrom has played in the NHL since 2023, but there is no ...

He thanked injured teammates Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2018, and expressed his affection for his wife, mother and two sons standing nearby. “We did it, boys ...

A Scottish team will go into the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics as the reigning world champion in men’s curling. No men from the sport’s birthplace have won Olympic curling gold since 1924. A team ...

"Now, it's Dylan Strome. Before that, it was Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom. It works out really well because he's a right-handed shot and they're pulling out on to his forehand.

Tom Wilson holding court in one corner. John Carlson in another. Nicklas Backstrom on a bench. TJ Oshie nearby. The four Capitals who have been along for the Ovechkin ride the longest reveling in ...

He thanked injured teammates Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2018, and expressed his affection for his wife, mother and two sons standing nearby.

An emotional Backstrom cried and hugged Ovechkin in the Capitals’ dressing room after their 4-1 loss to the Islanders. Here’s a look at the exchange between the two close friends and teammates ...

“Obviously impressive that he hasn’t missed a lot of hockey games, which is incredible,” said Nicklas Backstrom, who assisted on nearly 300 of Ovechkin's goals. “If you ask players around ...