Alex Ovechkin wanted to keep the hockey stick used when he scored his record-breaking goal. No, not that stick. Not the one he used to fire a one-timer past New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin ...

“I’ve never seen a hockey player be able to shoot ... Players who take a lot of slap shots, such as Ovechkin, tend to use stiffer sticks; lower-flex sticks are good for wrist shots and snap ...

Other topics include how many hockey sticks he breaks each season (hint: he uses three per game) what kinds of cars he likes and how aggressively he drives. Ovechkin also provides some insight on ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin received a sculpture, an engraved golden hockey stick and a Rolex watch on Thursday as gifts for becoming the NHL’s leading goal scorer. The Capitals ...

giving Ovechkin his stick when asked — still had full appreciation of the moment they were a part of. “No matter what team you were cheering for tonight, everyone was a hockey fan ...

Kolzig said the “blade of his stick is like a hook ... He gets shots off when you think he never could.' Ovechkin has taken the hockey world by storm since that rookie season, adding more ...

Afterward, as the crowd roared and his teammates rapped their sticks on the boards ... But where many hockey players' scoring ability fades over the years, Ovechkin kept scoring.

It's the magic number in hockey this spring: the number of career goals it will take for Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin to break ... left face-off circle, stick raised, ready to slap ...

Whether it was jumping into the glass or mimicking that his stick was on ... Jeter to congratulate Ovechkin. In that moment, it was clear this accomplishment transcended hockey — and even ...

Whether it was jumping into the glass or mimicking that his stick was on ... Jeter to congratulate Ovechkin. In that moment, it was clear this accomplishment transcended hockey — and even ...