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After becoming the first player in 100 years to record back-to-back hat tricks in the first two games of the season, Washington Capitals superstar, Alex Ovechkin was the obvious choice to be named the NHL’s first star of the week. “When you…
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Flyers center Sean Couturier is expected to miss the next two weeks with an upper-body injury, which rules him out for the remainder of Philadelphia’s first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Couturier took a punishing check from Alex Ovechkin that…
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Alex Ovechkin reached a critical milestone Sunday night when he scored his 500th career goal. He is now the only Russian-born player to be part of the 500-goal club, an elite group with only 43 members. It was a memorable…
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS: By the Numbers 2014-2015 Overall Record: 45-26-11-101 Standings: Metropolitan Division: 2, Eastern Conference: 4, League: 9 Playoff Result: Eliminated by NY Rangers in Eastern Conference Semifinals (Series: 4-3 NYR) 2015-2016 Overall Record: 18-5-2-38 Home Record: 10-3-1 Away Record:…
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Alex Ovechkin became the highest-scoring Russian-born player in NHL history on Thursday night by scoring career goal number 484 to surpass Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov. After tying Fedorov’s record on Nov. 7, Ovechkin uncharacteristically went four games without a…
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Alex (All Series, Baby, All Series) Ovechkin hasn’t scored since Game 2 of Round 2 against the Rangers, but that didn’t stop No. 8 from issuing a guarantee for Wednesday’s Game 7 at the Garden following his team’s 4-3 Game…
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Alex Ovechkin is simply the greatest goalscorer in the National Hockey League today. Even if you’re just a casual hockey observer, you have seen the name Ovechkin on more highlight reels than any other player. The thing I like about Ovechkin this…
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As Alex Ovechkin got ready for an interview with ESPN.com Thursday morning at Bell Centre, he observed just how much he gets excited to play in this rink. “I love playing here,” Ovechkin said. Later, during the interview, I asked…
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Alex Ovechkin Love him or hate him, Ovechkin is still a premier wing player in the NHL. In fact, he is a legitimate MVP candidate the way he is putting goals in the back of the net….
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