Messi isn’t just a great soccer player; he’s a legend of the sport, right up there with Wayne Gretzky and Alexander Ovechkin.

ST. LOUIS (AP) Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Ovechkin has scored 863 goals and ...

NHL Game recap for the Nashville Nashville Predators vs. Washington Washington Capitals game on November 6, 2024. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS ...

The answers were typical for hockey-crazed Canadian boys back then: 87 for Crosby, 71 for Evgeni Malkin, 8 for Alex Ovechkin.

Nov. 7 (UPI) --Alex Ovechkin calmly slid into the right circle and sniped a snapshot past a blinded Juuse Saros to lead the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 triumph over the Nashville Predators.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Nashville Predators another defeat and keep his Washington Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling Nashville Predators 3-2 on ...

Ovechkin Scoring Another Game-Winning Goal for the Capitals Comes as No Surprise to the Predators WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Nashville Predators another defeat and keep ...

What a difference a year makes. Last season, Alex Ovechkin needed 34 games get to seven goals for the year, on Dec. 30 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Even though he’s on track to become the ...

Ovechkin is now six away from breaking Jaromir Jagr’s record for the most career game-winning goals. His 130th helped the Capitals improve to 9-3-0 this season and sent the Predators to their ...