Alex Ovechkin’s greatest feat? Mixing ordinary with extraordinary on the way to NHL immortality
His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.
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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 ...
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Alex Ovechkin scores his 889th career goal to move 6 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal and had to go right by Scott Arniel and the Winnipeg Jets to celebrate with his Washington Capitals teammates. He didn’t ...
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The ‘very, very coachable’ Alex Ovechkin: Former coaches on the tweaks he’s made on the way to history
Years before it became obvious that Alex Ovechkin was going to smash the NHL’s all-time goals record, he had an unbroken five-season run leading the league in power-play goals. The 101 pucks he ...
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Ovechkin scores another big goal for Capitals while closing in on Gretzky
WINNIPEG --Alex Ovechkin keeps scoring big goals for the Washington Capitals and moving closer to Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record. Ovechkin would’ve preferred his 889th goal had come in a ...
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Alex Ovechkin scores 889th goal. See how close Wayne Gretzky's record is
The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 6 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...
From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Look at the journey Alex Ovechkin took from being a prodigious talent in Russia to being on the verge of becoming the most ...
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How Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. His mother, Tatyana, was a basketball player, his father, Mikhail, was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams, leaving no one to take ...