"Empty netters, you know?" Ovechkin cracked, alluding to those who claim he's only catching up to Wayne Gretzky's record thanks to easy empty-net goals. Ovechkin has four goals in his last three ...

PHOTOS: Alex Ovechkin has been role model his whole career. That goes beyond Washington and Russia The admiration starts at home, from players who were years or decades from putting on skates when ...