From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history
Alex Ovechkin almost stopped playing hockey. Raised in the final years of the Soviet sports system by parents who were already accomplished athletes, Ovechkin was given every chance to succeed and he has evolved into a superstar on the ice.
Alexander Ovechkin aims for NHL scoring record
DETROW: At the beginning of the night, Ovechkin is eight goals shy of setting the record. In the arena's main hallway, there's a throne almost made up of hundreds of rubber black hockey pucks meant to show the goals that he scored. Fans are taking pictures sitting in it.
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 fastest players on the ice,
The Capitals captain is now six goals shy of surpassing Gretzky’s 894-goal mark. With 11 games left in the regular season and ...
Ovechkin hit the NHL with literally a thundering, glass-breaking crash — the hit that he delivered on Columbus defenseman ...
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