From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin began chasing Gretzky’s NHL goals record
Born Sept. 17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Alex Ovechkin was drawn to ...
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How Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 while chasing NHL history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 en route to chasing NHL history
He was a very, very bright young man in terms of his goal-setting for his life,” said Hockey Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who met Alex Ovechkin as a teenager. “He was determined. He was one of the ...
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From Moscow to Washington, how Ovechkin became the Great 8
Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...
The inspiration behind Washington Capitals 2025 cherry blossom jersey
TKOPaintings and designer of this year's Caps cherry blossom jersey Taylor Kampa Olson joined Good Day DC to share her ...
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Bennett, Wilson give Panthers, Capitals physical edge, X-factor critical in playoffs
Wilson, 11 days before his 30th birthday, scored his 30th goal of the season in a 4-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings ...
National Anthem Performance Before Capitals-Jets Game Turns Heads
The two first-place clubs with the best records in the NHL drew a sold-out crowd at the Canada Life Centre on Tuesday night.
NHL Power Rankings, Week 24: Capitals, Jets face off in clash of titans
The stretch run is heating up in a big way in the National, and the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is momentous ...
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS
The Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, who meet Tuesday night in Manitoba, are about as evenly matched as it gets. In a game that produced nine goals, none were credited to Alex Ovechkin ...