Posts About "Alex Ovechkin"
The 600-Goal Club
May 24th, 2018 For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Finals, hoisting the cup is always the end-goal. Along the way, however, players all seek to play the best they can for a variety of purposes. While players always...
Capitals Optimistic in Face of Adversity
May 21st, 2018 The Washington Capitals came back to Capital One Arena with a 2-0 series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning to kick off the Eastern Conference Final. From there, things went south; Washington dropped two straight at home, and in a Game 5 filled with defensive errors, bouncing pucks and lack of offense, the Capitals find themselves...
Capitals Ready for Game 4 Bounce Back
May 16th, 2018 Though the energy and excitement seeped through Capital One Arena Tuesday, the Washington Capitals couldn't quite match the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3, who came in with a must-win mentality. "We knew they were going to come," winger Brett Connolly said. "They're a good team. We knew it wasn't going to be easy." The Capitals...
Top 10 NHL Legends Who Never Hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup
May 16th, 2018 If you ask any young hockey player what they want, more than anything, their answer will likely be to win the Stanley Cup. Precious few have the chance to play a game in the NHL, and even fewer get the chance to hoist the greatest trophy in sports. Many NHL players have had illustrious careers. They were first-ballot Hall of Famers,...
Capitals Making Statement With 2-0 Lead
May 15th, 2018 Heading into this series, the Washington Capitals were considered somewhat of an underdog, given the Tampa Bay Lightning have been considered a Cup favorite this season thanks to a deep team and top offensive arsenal consisting of Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. However, the Capitals have stunned critics so far with a commanding 2-0...
The NHL's Exclusive 13 x 30 Club
May 14th, 2018 The 2017-18 season was an incredible season for Russian sniper Alex Ovechkin as he joined not one, but two exclusive clubs. On Mar. 12, he became the 20th member of the 600-goal club and on Jan. 25, the 10th player to join the 13 x 30 club, a group of players who scored 30 goals in at least 13 seasons. Ovechkin also became only the sixth...
