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Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals and Retiring

Alex Ovechkin Says He's 'Not Retiring,' to Return for Final Year of Capitals Contract

Alex Ovechkin said he plans to return at least one more season after setting the all-time NHL goalscoring record during his 20th campaign with the Washington Capitals.

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Alex Ovechkin on Retirement: 'As Long as I Can, I Will Try to Stick Around'

With Ovechkin getting older, many have wondered when he might retire. He's 39 years old but has shown no signs of slowing down. The Russian entered Thursday's regular season finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins with 43 goals and 29 assists on the year.

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Alex Ovechkin ends to record with 897th goal in Caps' finale

Alex Ovechkin scored his 44th goal of the season to move his all-time record total to 897 on Thursday in the Capitals' 5-2 loss to the Penguins in the regular-season finale.

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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin shares retirement news, including for Penguins' Sidney Crosby

Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby have played nearly 100 NHL games against one another. That prompted the question for the ...

Alex Ovechkin has the NHL goals record, but Mario Lemieux is the greatest scorer ever

That doesn’t mean he’s the greatest goal scorer ever. Oh, he’s among the greatest. But does having the most goals make him ...

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Meet Alex Ovechkin’s wife, Anastasia Shubskaya, who watched Capitals star break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record

Moments after he scored the record-breaking goal in the Capitals’ 4-1 loss to the Islanders at UBS Arena in New York, the ...

Alex Ovechkin Admits Major Change in Relationship With Sidney Crosby

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has spent more than a week as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer and will have one ...

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Alex Ovechkin honored with tribute video, standing ovation at PPG Paints Arena

Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's long-standing goals record earlier this month when he scored his 895th career goal.

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Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record. See his path to 894

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable ...

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Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin came into Friday night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks three goals shy of the magic number ...

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Wayne Gretzky Had Perfect Joke for Alex Ovechkin About Tying His Goals Record

You're gonna get 900 goals before you know it,'" Gretzky said. Sure enough, Ovechkin got over that short slump and is now one ...

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1 stat shows Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record was perfectly timed

Alex Ovechkin could not have timed his record-breaking goal any better than this. And goal No. 895 was truly a sight to behold. Between Ovechkin's reaction and the celebrations after, it was a ...

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Alex Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record brings joy to hockey and beyond sports

Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record became the talk of the league a time of the season usually ...

April 11th named "Alex Ovechkin Day"

D.C. Mayor Bowser declares April 11th "Alex Ovechkin Day." Several minutes of body-cam footage show officers walking through ...

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