For the first time in seven years, the Washington Capitals were on the smiling end of a playoff handshake line. And they got to enjoy it at home for the first time in a decade.

In this ESPN commercial, Ovechkin is found doing some "late-game filing" at the ESPN office. When a coworker jokes that he is a Russian spy, he dismisses this, only to be hoisted into the ceiling ...

Alex Ovechkin's 895th goal broke Wayne ... a moment of hockey history—it was a tipping point for the league's commercial penetration.

ELMONT, N.Y. (Reuters) - Alex Ovechkin broke a record once seen as untouchable with his 895th career NHL goal on Sunday, completing a journey from a childhood marred by tragedy to the greatest ...

He and Rutger McGroarty have earned their spots. - There was a really nice video tribute and a great ovation for Ovechkin ...

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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century. It's a number that was ...

“What are you, a Russian spy or something?” sportscaster Steve Levy asks with a chuckle in the commercial. “Yea, right,” Alex Ovechkin responds, before teammate and compatriot Semyon Varlamov throws ...

By contrast, Ovechkin has spent his entire pro career in Washington, D.C. A colorful personality off the ice, the Moscow native once portrayed a Russian spy in an ESPN commercial and swam in a ...

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a ... Log in It took Alexander Ovechkin 40 seconds to change the National Hockey League. As the rookie stepped ...

Sen. Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants the congressional watchdog agency to examine ...