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Will Alex Ovechkin retire this offseason? While we will not know for sure until July, here's what we do know about the forward's future.

It's safe to say that no New York Rangers player has lost as much blood this season as Ryan Lindgren. After spending the first few minutes of the second period getting his face stitched up — a common ...

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If Alex Ovechkin returns to the NHL, it will be on a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals, ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported.

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As Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin debates whether to retire or return for a 22nd NHL season, he has two big supporters for the second option. "My kids are already asking me, 'Dad are you ...

April 16 - Alex Ovechkin told reporters Thursday morning that he's "pretty sure" he will return for a 22nd NHL season. The NHL's all-time leading goal scorer addressed his playing future as his ...

Ovechkin is the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer with 929 career goals. Jamie Sabau / Getty Images It sounds like Alex Ovechkin isn’t quite ready to hang up the skates. At the Washington Capitals’ ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — 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 ...