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Commanders (+9.5) at Lions (Sat. 8pm, Fox): Two long-struggling franchises enjoyed their best season in years (if not ever), as Detroit scored the fourth-most points in NFL history and Washington ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

With the yellow skate laces and tinted visor, the goal celebrations and gap-toothed smile, Alex Ovechkin became a role model ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage.

A long-standing record is close to being broken. On Saturday evening, Alexander Ovechkin potted an empty net goal for his 20th of the season, giving him 873 career goals. The Russian winger is 21 ...

Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of The Great One is approaching its final stage. Ovi needs just 22 goals to overtake Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer with 895. Not only is ...

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

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Some of the biggest stars in sports were showing support for the Commanders prior to the game, including D.C. native Kevin Durant and Washington Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin. Durant was on the road ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...