Robataille had eight-straight 40-goal seasons to start his career, then he never hit that milestone again. Prior to Ovechkin’s dominance, Robataille was considered the greatest scoring left ...

And this is the greatest record in ... Theirs is the tradition that Ovechkin has most closely followed. He scored twice in his first NHL game. He also delivered a hit so punishing that he broke ...

But he hasn’t been the game’s greatest goal-scorer for some time now. Gretzky has held the record, but Ovechkin has held ... third all-time in hits (a stat that’s only been tracked since ...

The Capitals announce Alex Ovechkin's farewell season in 2025-26, kicking off a historic final chapter in his NHL journey.

The Washington Capitals released a statement on captain Alex Ovechkin ahead of his 21st NHL season. In a heartfelt messsge to ...

The Great Eight is now the greatest goal-scorer ... Right after the puck hit nylon, Ovechkin went into a swan dive toward center ice, the Capitals and Islanders alike spilled off the benches ...

I was thankful it didn’t hit me,” Washington Capitals legend Olaf Kolzig joked to NBC News about Ovechkin’s first ... Boucher in what some consider the greatest goal in NHL history. “ ...

Ovechkin will either strike the puck cleanly or hit the ice about six inches behind ... “This is part of what makes him the greatest goal scorer in the history of the game,” Carbery said.

Soon, Ovechkin will become the greatest scorer in NHL history ... Ovechkin has rocked countless opponents in that span, but today those hits only echo of past thunder. When Ovechkin gets to ...

Ovechkin hit the NHL with literally a thundering ... “Truthfully we weren’t the greatest team in the world,” Boucher recalls. “So when you play an opponent like that, you’re thinking ...