Alex Ovechkin's mom is playing a role in his retirement decision as Capitals wait originally appeared on The Sporting News.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin won’t have a decision on his NHL future until after free agency on July 1. […] ...

The Washington Capitals captain, Alex Ovechkin, is slated to enter unrestricted free agency on July 1. But he has yet to ...

After Ovie set the record for 50-goal seasons at 33, we’re starting to wonder if The Great One’s all-time mark is safe ...

Coach Barry Trotz took time from visiting his son in Russia to meet with Ovechkin and talk about changing and evolving his game at age 32. Time doesn' ...

Ovechkin has earned the right to call his own shot, and so the Capitals wait, unsure if their greatest player will play on.

Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals’ season is over to decide whether he’s calling it a career or returning to play one more year. The NHL’s career goal-scoring leader ...

Alex Ovechkin's 21st NHL season ended on Tuesday, April 14, when the Washington Capitals were officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now, all anyone wants to know is whether this will be ...

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour wasn't thrilled with Alexander Ovechkin after his fight with rookie Andrei ...

He played through a broken foot in the 2013 playoffs, came back with no ill effects from a knee injury in 2014 and battled a back injury on the way to scoring 50 goals (again) last season. As McPhee ...

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin said he wants a new two-year contract from the Washington Capitals. He was probably joking. Then again, nothing about Ovechkin's future is all that clear right now after ...

Jordan Binnington couldn’t rob Alex Ovechkin of a goal on Wednesday night, so he tried to rob him of the puck he scored his 900th career goal with instead. Ovechkin scored the milestone goal minutes ...