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Opinion | There’s something about Alex Ovechkin’s historic season that sets him apart
Alex Ovechkin is the new hockey GOAT after surpassing Wayne Gretzky in NHL history. Here's what sets him apart from Tom Brady ...
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Celebrations over Alexander Ovechkin’s NHL goals record despite his pro-Kremlin politics
Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals scored his 895th career goal this weekend. That put the 39-year-old superstar ...
Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record brings joy to hockey and beyond sports
Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually ...
The Alex Ovechkin Eras: Eight spans that define the Great 8
Witness Ovi's evolution from rock star rookie to "young gun" to Cup winner to chasing Gretzky (and much more).
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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Carolina Hurricanes blow out Capitals as Alex Ovechkin picks up career goal No. 892
Hurricanes rookie forward Jackson Blake had his first two-goal game, while goalie Frederik Andersen won seventh straight game ...
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From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and winger Alexander Semin joined and made hockey in the nation's capital ...
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Capitals' Ovechkin scores, moves six away from breaking NHL goal record
Watch as Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin shows off his wicked release pot career goal No. 889, moving six goals back of Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record and to even up the score ...