Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Will return to NHL in 2025-26
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Ovechkin, who was held to just one goal in five games against the Hurricanes, will return to the NHL in 2025-26 for his 21st season, reports Greg Wyshynksi of ESPN.com.
Overall, Ovie had five goals and one assist in 10 games after he put up 44 goals in 65 regular-season games to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. "He was fantastic this year, and I thought he had a great playoffs. He did what he came back this year to prove, and he did it in the playoffs as well," Caps coach Spencer Carbery said after the game. "I tip my cap to the season that he had and, as our captain, leading the way." Ovechkin is signed through the 2025-26 season with a $9.5 million cap hit.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Buries power-play goal
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Ovechkin scored a power-play goal on six shots and added three hits in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Capitals in Game 5.
Ovechkin closed out the first round with four goals on 19 shots, one assist and 19 hits over five contests. He got the scoring started in the Capitals' series-clinching win, tallying at 9:12 of the first period. The Capitals are as healthy as they're going to be this postseason, and Ovechkin continues to lead the charge in pursuit of the Stanley Cup. The second round sees the Capitals face a Hurricanes team that has made the playoffs seven years in a row but has reached the Eastern Conference Finals just twice in the last six seasons.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Finds back of net in Game 3
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Ovechkin scored a goal in Friday's 6-3 loss to Montreal in Game 3. He added two shots on goal and recorded a hit.
Ovechkin has recorded three goals and four points through the first three games of Washington's first-round series. The Russian winger, who became the NHL all-time scoring leader in the final stages of the regular season, should remain a key offensive force for the Capitals throughout the postseason. He already has three goals across eight shots on goal.
Ovechkin scored two goals, one on the power play and the other the game-winner in overtime, and added an even-strength assist in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in Game 1 of their first-round series.
Incredibly, it was the first playoff OT winner of Ovechkin's illustrious career. After a regular season that saw the 39-year-old rack up 44 goals and 73 points in 65 appearances while passing Wayne Gretzky on the NHL's all-time goal list, Ovechkin has his eyes set on accomplishing something he hasn't done since 2017-18 -- lead the Caps to a Stanley Cup.
Ovechkin scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Penguins.
Ovechkin's incredible, record-breaking season ends with 44 goals and 73 points over 65 appearances. He added 237 shots on net, 110 hits and a plus-15 rating. Ovechkin is at 897 regular-season goals in his career -- he'll have the 900-goal milestone within reach early in 2025-26. He can make progress toward another all-time record during the Capitals' playoff run. Ovechkin has a total of 969 goals between regular-season and postseason play, putting him 47 behind Wayne Gretzky's all-time total of 1,016. If Ovechkin has a strong playoff run and keeps his scoring pace up in 2025-26, he could take that record at some point next year.
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Earns helper in Tuesday's win
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Ovechkin registered an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Islanders.
Ovechkin has gotten on the scoresheet in each of his last eight games, earning seven goals and five assists in that span. He set up the second of Dylan Strome's three goals Tuesday, which was the game-winner. Ovechkin is up to 43 goals, 29 helpers, 235 shots on net, 110 hits and a plus-16 rating over 64 appearances this season. It's unclear if he'll play in Thursday's regular-season finale versus the Penguins -- he has already rested once in the lead-up to the playoffs.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Scores vs. Columbus
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Ovechkin scored a goal in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Columbus.
Ovechkin didn't play in the first leg of his back-to-back set Saturday, and he wasted no time to make his presence felt after breaking the deadlock just 1:10 into the first period. The all-time leader in goals scored in the NHL is now up to 43 goals on the campaign, marking the sixth time he's reached the 40-goal plateau over his last eight seasons.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Drawing back into lineup
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Ovechkin (rest) will be in the lineup Sunday against Columbus, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
Ovechkin didn't play in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Blue Jackets so that he could get a bit of rest ahead of the playoffs. He has 42 goals and 70 points in 62 appearances in 2024-25. Ethen Frank will be a healthy scratch due to Ovechkin's return.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Resting Saturday
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Ovechkin (rest) will not play Saturday in Columbus, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
Ovechkin will get the night off as the Capitals have clinched first overall in the Eastern Conference. The superstar winger has 42 goals, 28 assists, 227 shots on net and 106 hits across 62 appearances this season. Ethen Frank will replace Ovechkin in the lineup. Ovechkin will likely return to action Sunday in a return match with the Blue Jackets.
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Sets record with 895th career goal
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Ovechkin set the NHL regular-season record for the most goals in a career with his 895th tally in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Islanders.
Ovechkin now stands alone at the summit of all goal scorers in NHL history. The record-breaking moment came at 7:26 of the second period, when he corralled a pass from Tom Wilson on the power play and fired home a goal from Ovechkin's office at the left face-off circle to break the tie with Wayne Gretzky atop the goals leaderboard. The game then paused to acknowledge the record, which belongs to Ovechkin after being in Gretzky's possession for over 31 years. Remarkably, Ovechkin's record-breaking goal came in his 1,487th career regular-season game, which exactly matches the number of games Gretzky played in his career. Ovechkin has compiled a stellar total of 42 goals, 69 points (20 on the power play) and 225 shots on net through 61 appearances in his history-making 2024-25 campaign.
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