Even at 39 years old, Ovechkin still likes to get physical. The 6-foot-3, 238-pound winger knows that a hit can lead to a ...

Through 39 games this year, Ovechkin has racked up 74 hits and has totalled 3,707 over his storied career, the third-most all-time. "He's big on his skates, he's a big guy as it is," Duhaime laughed.

Washington’s hockey star chases Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record the way his team seeks the NHL’s best record: ...

The Philadelphia Flyers lost Sean Couturier to an upper-body injury in Game 1 against the Washington Capitals after he took a big hit from Alex Ovechkin. Couturier, 23, will be re-evaluated Friday.

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, hoists the Stanley Cup after the Capitals defeated the Golden Knights in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Thursday, June 7, 2018 ...

How unique? Ovechkin is not only second all time to Gretzky with 878 goals and holds the record for the most on the power play and most shots, but his 3,701 hits rank third among all players over ...

Alex Ovechkin is knocking on the door of hockey history and the title of the greatest scorer the sport ... cards of a given sport generally hits its lowest point during the offseason (in other ...

Alex Ovechkin is on-pace to break Wayne ... He needs to be someone who isn't afraid to throw that extra hit because he's big enough to ensue force. I'm not looking for him to fight and get ...

The forwards’ left legs hit into each other and Ovechkin was ultimately ruled out ... something happened and obviously that’s one of their top players. If it happened on this side, we probably ...

Ovechkin is not only second all time to Gretzky with 878 goals and holds the record for the most on the power play and most shots, but his 3,701 hits rank ... became hockey's biggest stars.

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