Slowly but steadily, a Russian hockey star has surpassed the goal-scoring records of those who came before him. Here are some ...

Alexander Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals' captain, has surpassed Wayne Gretzky's long-standing record of 894 NHL goals, ...

The Russian hockey star’s ties with Putin – and the Great One’s warmth with Washington – make his goal-scoring acumen hard to ...

Another top star from Russia is set to come to North America. On Friday, SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League announced that the team and defenseman Alexander Nikishin have mutually ...

Ovechkin did Crosby one better between 2007-09: He became the first skater to win back-to ... career with Dynamo Moscow in ...

Sitting in his stall at MedStar Capitals Iceplex, still wearing his gear, untying his trademark yellow laces and proudly ...

Washington fans had to wait for their magnificent Russian until April 6, 2004, when a young Dynamo Moscow hockey player named Alexander Ovechkin ... When Barry Trotz became Washington's coach, way ...

He debuted professionally in hockey at the age of 16 and played for Dynamo Moscow, before moving to the US league in the early 2000s. "In any case he is our hockey player, our Russian hockey ...