With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

and that gap-toothed smile. He is one of the most recognizable faces of the sport. Now closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record, the 39-year-old Ovechkin is now playing against many of ...

and that gap-toothed smile. He is one of the most recognizable faces of the sport. Now closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record, the 39-year-old Ovechkin is now playing against many of ...

PHILADELPHIA — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model to a lot of kids who grew up to play alongside him in the NHL.

Logan Cooley was born in Pittsburgh just 17 months before Sidney Crosby debuted in the NHL and his hometown Penguins won multiple Stanley Cup championships during his childhood. Cooley admired ...

Alex Ovechkin took some time before practice on ... wasted no time playing around with the stick, with a huge smile on his face. Matter of fact, he already looks like a pro.

As Alex Ovechkin's first coach with the Washington Capitals, Hanlon also played a role in the NHL origin story of the goal-scoring monster who is closing in on breaking Gretzky's League record.