Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have authoritatively written about sports for 30-plus years. This is clearly the year of Alex Ovechkin. The NHL’s all-time goal ...

Nearly halfway through this season, Ovechkin remains steadfast in not offering any clues. “I try to focus day by day because obviousl ...

The Washington Capitals may have lost to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, but Alex Ovechkin achieved a rare NHL milestone ...

Expert recap and game analysis of the Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL game from November 20, 2025 on ESPN.

Alex Ovechkin's mini-drought is over. The countdown to another milestone can begin again. Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season Friday night, moving to within two of 900 for his career and ...

Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, Dylan Strome added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 for their fourth straight victory WASHINGTON -- ...

“Ovechkin’s injury is ‘nothing significant,’ per Carbery. Said that him not skating was precautionary. No big concern. Lower-body, day-to-day,” Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reported. Silber went on ...

Even during his off months, even in another sport, even in another country, Alex Ovechkin cannot stop himself from scoring goals. The Washington Capitals’ captain returned to his home nation of Russia ...

When it comes to the NHL, no one has made more money over the course of their career than Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin. Per Sportrac, Ovechkin has the most career earnings all-time among ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — The floor was wet. Beyond that, inside the visitors’ locker room at UBS Arena, there weren’t many obvious signs of what took place Sunday, what Alex Ovechkin accomplished. It felt ...

There's belief within the NHL that Washington Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin's all-time record of 911 goals scored will ...

If this is the end of Alex Ovechkin’s Stanley Cup-chasing era, then it ended in almost-fitting fashion. Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record captivated the hockey world and ...