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Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for three games for a charging incident in which he launched himself to hit Pittsburgh defenseman Zbynek Michalek during Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Penguins. Under the terms of the collectiv...

Washington star Alex Ovechkin will not face any discipline from the league for spearing Ottawa's Chris Neil in Wednesday night's game. The two were skating behind the play, after Neil delivered a solid check in the corner, when Ovechkin jabbed his...

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin gives his take on coach Bruce Boudreau's firing. Video courtesy of the Washington Capitals:...

Two Alex Ovechkins in one town? Believe it. Sort of. Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. unveiled its wax statue of the Capitals star Monday. The real Ovechkin's assessment: "He's a good-looking guy." Even Ovechkin's father, Mikhail, approved. The ...

Alex Ovechkin gathered the media at the Washington Capitals' practice facility on Tuesday to announce his six-year sponsorship deal with Bauer Hockey. After announcing the deal, Ovechkin answered some questions about his offseason training, his ev...

If you watched the video posted on the Capitals' website in July, you had to be wondering how seriously Alex Ovechkin was taking his offseason workouts. The Capitals' captain appeared to have a large gut as he vowed to be ready for the season. ...

"Be big deal like me!" Alex Ovechkin has become the face of Mr. Big in Canada. The Capitals star will have his face on a chocolate bar and will be in a series of seven commercials. So get ready to see Ovechkin as a ninja with nunchucks and playing...

Matt Bradley is getting ready to start the 2011-12 NHL season with the Florida Panthers, but that didn't stop him from sharing his thoughts on the Washington Capitals' lack of playoff success. "I don't mind saying Alexander Semin's name, because h...

Some players will face comparisons to each other for their entire careers. See Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Whether it is goals scored, trophies received or games won, you can't mention one without the statistics for the other guy quickly followi...

The Art Ross Trophy is awarded annually to the player who leads the league in points at the end of the regular season. Daniel Sedin won the award this past season to follow his twin brother Henrik's win the previous year. Sidney Crosby and Alex Ov...

The votes have been cast for the conference winners. In the East, the clear favorites were the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals. Can you imagine the excitement of Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin facing off in the conference finals? In t...

Alex Ovechkin has been enjoying his offseason while the Capitals were making some big moves, but Washington's captain says he will soon get back to work. After taking trips to Turkey and France and not watching the Stanley Cup finals "at all," Ove...

Sidney Crosby beat Alex Ovechkin again this season, even while sitting out most of 2011 with a concussion. The Penguins' captain led the NHL in jersey sales for the sixth straight season, according to SportsBusiness Daily, with Ovechkin coming in ...

Just days after his team was eliminated from the NHL playoffs, Alex Ovechkin is headed to Slovakia. The Washington Capitals announced Friday that their captain will play for Team Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Championships. It will be Ovechkin'...

ESPN's Matthew Barnaby was on the airwaves today recapping Wednesday night's action. First, he talks with Linda Cohn on Alex Ovechkin's strong play in Game 1 versus the New York Rangers: Then, he talks about the Canucks playing with an att...

Alex Ovechkin was back on the ice Monday, practicing and saying he was "ready to go" for Tuesday night's game against Carolina. Meanwhile, Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said after practice that Ovechkin skated well and may be back by th...