Eighteen-year-old Alexander Ovechkin meets the moment and meets the fan base in Raleigh

Season long NHL lockout provides a first look at 19-year-old Ovechkin in the 2005 WJC tournament

In late summer of 2005, in his final days as a teen, Ovechkin arrives in DC for first training camp

Ovechkin and teammates get their hands dirty a day after he turns 22, in 2007

Looking back at the remarkable deal that sealed Ovechkin's status as a lifetime Capital

Caps and city of DC celebrate Ovechkin's unprecedented hardware haul from 2008

Ovechkin brings Stanley Cup home for memorable weekend celebration in July, 2018

Ovechkin displays trademark traits on and off ice on his way to 800 in Dec. 2022