Ovechkin has for two decades been a role model ... his familiar yellow skate laces and tinted visor, and that gap-toothed smile. He is one of the most recognizable faces of the sport.

He agreed with Kolzig, pointing to Ovechkin’s uniform differences as an example. "It’s normally all the same — the white laces, the normal visor, everything kind of very clean-cut," Alzner said. "Ovi ...

"Ovi kind of broke that with the yellow laces, the skate lace hanging from his pants, a tinted visor. He definitely was nontraditional.” Alzner added that Ovechkin's unique leadership style ...

Ovie now has 161 in March. Ovechkin has always been an NHL unicorn. He came into the league with that trademark tinted visor and gap-toothed grin, and his now-beloved goofy personality.

Alexander Ovechkin must come down ... “It is not just the way he plays, but his approach — the yellow laces, the tinted visor.” He scored two goals in first NHL game. He scored 52 that ...

There might've been respect for Ovechkin in 2005 — there was definitely curiosity — but for a long time, he elicited frustration around these parts, whether it was because of his tinted visor ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made clear Friday night he didn't want to be on the ice in an empty-net situation when he needed one more goal to break Wayne Gretzky's record at home.