Alex Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Islanders 6-2 (Yahoo Sports)
October 05, 2015 (02:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice to help the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Sunday in the NHL's preseason finale. More...

Alex Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals beat Islanders 6-2 in NHL preseason finale
October 05, 2015 (02:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin scored twice to help the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Sunday in the NHL's preseason finale. T.J. Oshie, Jay Beagle and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in a 7:10 span of the first period, and John C... More...

Ovechkin, Crosby lead players to watch when puck drops this season
October 05, 2015 (02:15) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are likely to be the biggest headliners, but the league has plenty of other outstanding talent to follow this year More...

Now 30, Alex Ovechkin says it's time for Capitals 'to do it' (Yahoo Sports)
September 19, 2015 (05:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
A day after turning 30, Alex Ovechkin opened training camp with the Washington Capitals for his 11th NHL season. By ''same thing,'' he presumably was referring to Washington's failure to win more than one series in any postseason since Ovechkin joined the team. Last season, for example, the Capitals took a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven second-round series against the New York Rangers, then were 101 seconds from closing it out in Game 5, but wound up eliminated with a 2-1 overtime loss in Game 7. More...

Now 30, Alex Ovechkin says it's time for Capitals 'to do it' (Yahoo Sports)
September 19, 2015 (00:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
A day after turning 30, Alex Ovechkin opened training camp with the Washington Capitals for his 11th NHL season. By ''same thing,'' he presumably was referring to Washington's failure to win more than one series in any postseason since Ovechkin joined the team. Last season, for example, the Capitals took a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven second-round series against the New York Rangers, then were 101 seconds from closing it out in Game 5, but wound up eliminated with a 2-1 overtime loss in Game 7. More...

Day after turning 30, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin says it's time for less talking, more doing
September 19, 2015 (00:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
ARLINGTON, Va. - A day after turning 30, Alex Ovechkin opened training camp with the Washington Capitals for his 11th NHL season. If the guy known as "Ovi" was blas about the milestone birthday " "Next year, it's going to be 31," he noted wi... More...

Alex Ovechkin announces engagement to model
September 12, 2015 (05:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin announced his engagement to model Nastya Shubskaya on Friday. The couple each posted the news on Instagram. Ovechkin, 31, captioned his photo in Russian with the words "She said yes!", according to C... More...

Capitals owner remains committed to building around Ovechkin (Yahoo Sports)
July 12, 2015 (02:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
After failing to make the playoffs during the 2013-14 season, Leonsis got a new general manager (Brian MacLellan) and new coach (Barry Trotz). The Capitals also added a pair of defensemen - Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik -via free agency. Last season they improved, making the Eastern Conference semifinals and building a 3-1 series lead over the Rangers before falling in overtime of Game 7. More...

Capitals owner remains committed to building around Ovechkin (Yahoo Sports)
July 11, 2015 (23:45) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
After failing to make the playoffs during the 2013-14 season, Leonsis got a new general manager (Brian MacLellan) and new coach (Barry Trotz). The Capitals also added a pair of defensemen - Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik -via free agency. Last season they improved, making the Eastern Conference semifinals and building a 3-1 series lead over the Rangers before falling in overtime of Game 7. More...

Capitals owner Leonsis praises Ovechkin, remains committed to building around star forward
July 11, 2015 (22:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
ARLINGTON, Va. - Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis says "I feel I haven't met my commitment" to Alex Ovechkin "that we would build a team that would be able to win Stanley Cups." At a news conference Saturday during the team's development... More...

Capitals owner wants Cup for Ovechkin: report
July 11, 2015 (18:15) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis believes he owes more to captain Alex Ovechkin while the latter is in the prime of his career. At the team's Fan Fest on Saturday, Leonsis was asked if he feels the Capitals' window to win the Stanley Cup i... More...

Capitals' Ovechkin collects Maurice Richard Trophy
June 25, 2015 (11:00) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin claimed his third consecutive and fifth career Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the League's goal-scoring leader, adding to the ones he earned in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2012-13 and 2013-14. Ovechkin became... More...

NHL star Ovechkin set to join Russia at ice hockey worlds (Yahoo Sports)
May 15, 2015 (04:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The Washington Capitals say forward Alex Ovechkin should arrive in Prague in time to help Russia play the United States in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. The Capitals said on Thursday that Ovechkin, the NHL's leading goal-scorer, was travelling on the same day. They were knocked out of the NHL playoffs late Wednesday by the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. In his 10 previous worlds, Ovechkin helped Russia to three titles, including last year in Minsk, Belarus. More...

Capitals? Ovechkin joining Russia for world championship clash with U.S.
May 15, 2015 (02:15) [ Indexed from The Globe and Mail ]
The Washington Capitals say forward Alex Ovechkin should arrive in Prague in time to help Russia play the United States in the semi-finals of the IIHF world championships on Saturday More...

NHL star Ovechkin set to join Russia at ice hockey worlds (Yahoo Sports)
May 15, 2015 (00:15) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
The Washington Capitals say forward Alex Ovechkin should arrive in Prague in time to help Russia play the United States in the semifinals of the ice hockey world championship on Saturday. The Capitals said on Thursday that Ovechkin, the NHL's leading goal-scorer, was travelling on the same day. They were knocked out of the NHL playoffs late Wednesday by the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. In his 10 previous worlds, Ovechkin helped Russia to three titles, including last year in Minsk, Belarus. More...

Ovechkin slated to join Russia at hockey worlds
May 15, 2015 (00:00) [ Indexed from ESPN.com ]
Ovechkin slated to join Russia at hockey worlds More...

Ovechkin on the way
May 14, 2015 (22:30) [ Indexed from International Ice Hockey Federation ]
Russian star could play in semi-final More...

Ovechkin does everything but can't deliver on prediction of Game 7 Caps win
May 14, 2015 (07:30) [ Indexed from NHL.com ]
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Alexander Ovechkin did everything but deliver on his predication of a Game 7 win by the Washington Capitals. The NHL's leading goal scorer tallied early to give the Capitals the lead, launched six shots at Henrik Lundqvist, p... More...

Lundqvist and Rangers face Ovechkin and Capitals in Game 7 (Yahoo Sports)
May 13, 2015 (14:30) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Ovechkin said it on Monday and the Rangers didn't care Tuesday. The Rangers usually are. They have won their last five Game 7s dating to 2012, including a win in Pittsburgh last season that capped a rally from a 3-1 deficit and the last two series against Washington (2012 and '13). In the 2013 series, the Rangers overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-1 to win. More...

Lundqvist and Rangers face Ovechkin and Capitals in Game 7 (Yahoo Sports)
May 13, 2015 (09:00) [ Indexed from Yahoo! Sports ]
Ovechkin said it on Monday and the Rangers didn't care Tuesday. The Rangers usually are. They have won their last five Game 7s dating to 2012, including a win in Pittsburgh last season that capped a rally from a 3-1 deficit and the last two series against Washington (2012 and '13). In the 2013 series, the Rangers overcame deficits of 2-0 and 3-1 to win. More...