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From Moscow to Washington, how Alex Ovechkin became the Great 8 on the way to chasing NHL history

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Alex Ovechkin was born Sept. 17, 1985 , in Moscow , Russia .

His mother was a basketball player, his father was a soccer player and they were traveling with their teams.

He evolved into a superstar on the ice and the top NHL draft pick by the Washington Capitals in 2004 .

Next on that list will be breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record.

Ovechkin leads the Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018 as playoff MVP .

He and his wife Nastya married in 2016 , and their first son, Sergei , was born in 2020 .

He has been criticized for his relationship with Vladimir Putin after expressing support for the Russian president in November .

The 39-year-old Ovechkin has stayed young as the age gap between veterans and young teammates in the locker room grows.

“Very, very, very generous with his time, his money - going out of his way for people,” Strome said.

He’s bigger than life, bigger than hockey. A personality that whenever he does hang them up, the game will miss him a lot.”.

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