So what are the best options when it comes to Ovechkin trading cards? Here are our picks. Advertisement (full recommendations below) 2005 Upper Deck Young Guns #443 rookie card Ovechkin’s 2005 ...

Captain gets outscored by fellow Russian Matvei Michkov but moves to within 16 goals of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record in ...

Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

On Saturday evening, Alexander Ovechkin potted ... but thanks to that empty netter, Ovechkin now has 20 consecutive 20-goal seasons dating back to his rookie campaign in 2005-06 when he scored ...

Each time captain Alexander Ovechkin scored to lead a comeback. On Saturday, the Russian star blasted a rocket past league-leading goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to tie the game with the Winnipeg ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record. Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start ...

Alexander Ovechkin scored ... bouncing puck off Kraken defender Vince Dunn, rookie Ethen Frank scored on a rebound off his breakaway chance, and Ovechkin added his empty net goal to carry the ...

Who might fill such a tremendous vacuum? As someone who does have a fairly deep understanding of politics, all I can say is that Alexander Ovechkin checks a great many boxes. Never say "never." ...

Alexander Ovechkin, the last of his kind ... The Great 8 ripped home 52 goals and 54 assists in his rookie season, the third most goals and points of any rookie in the history of the NHL.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 18 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals ...