His long connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin complicates Alex Ovechkin's legacy in the eyes of some.

Anastasia Shubskaya, wife of Alexander Ovechkin, is more than a hockey wife. Growing up in Russia, she pursued modeling, acting, and film production. The couple met at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ...

25, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) Russia’s Alexander Ovechkin reacts after team’s victory at the Ice Hockey World Championships bronze medal match between Russia and USA, in Moscow, ...

The NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin's games as the Washington Capitals star gets closer to eclipsing the Great One's record, according to the ...

At the same age, Alexander broke a goalpost in half with a shot, which his coach at the time still keeps as a memento. As Ovechkin grew up in the decadent wild west of post-communist Russia and ...

Selected first overall by the Caps in the 2004 draft, Ovechkin opted to keep playing pro hockey in Russia during the lockout ... up at the video board after Alexander Ovechkin's sliding goal ...

The Washington Capitals Seek to Keep Extending Their Control while Alexander Ovechkin Chases the Record At the top of the Eastern Conference where the Washington Capitals are, they have currently ...

Watch as Alexander Ovechkin ... Gretzky will be in the house when history is made. The NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer is expected to be in attendance for Alex Ovechkin's games as the ...

17, 1985, and coming of age just as the Soviet Union was giving way to a new Russia, Ovechkin was drawn to ... defenseman Mike Green and winger Alexander Semin joined and made hockey in the ...

While in the Hall of Fame’s famed Stick Storage Centre, which holds more than 4,000 sticks, the oldest dating to 1875, Ovechkin was fascinated with an old, wooden one with a long flat blade. It ...

Ovechkin was surrounded by young talent in his early years in Washington. Center Nicklas Backstrom, defenseman Mike Green and ...

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) Russia’s Alexander Ovechkin reacts after team’s victory at the Ice Hockey World Championships bronze medal match between Russia and USA, in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, May ...