NHL · 2026-27

Alex Ovechkin

#8L·

Washington Capitals

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Position: L
Shoots: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 238 lb
Born: Sep 17, 1985
Nation: RUS

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File photo: Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin skates during warmups before a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 8, 2026. — Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images

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Sep 25, 2026

Ovechkin to sit out preseason, expected ready for Capitals opener

Washington will hold its captain out of its final two exhibition games as he recovers from a lower-body injury, but Spencer Carbery expects him in the lineup Oct. 2 in Carolina.

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NEWSSep 24, 2026
Capitals Not Worried About Ovechkin: 'Not Too Serious'
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NEWSSep 21, 2026
Alex Ovechkin Day to Day With Lower-Body Injury
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STANLEY CUPSep 18, 2026
Ovechkin Says Capitals' Upgrades Fuelled His 22nd Season

2026-27 statistics begin with the regular season.

Career

Season by season

Full history · 21 seasons

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S
2025-26	Washington Capitals	82	32	32	64	-5	26	244
2024-25	Washington Capitals	65	44	29	73	+15	14	237
2023-24	Washington Capitals	79	31	34	65	-22	20	272
2022-23	Washington Capitals	73	42	33	75	-16	48	294
2021-22	Washington Capitals	77	50	40	90	+8	18	334
2020-21	Washington Capitals	45	24	18	42	-7	12	182
2019-20	Washington Capitals	68	48	19	67	-12	30	311
2018-19	Washington Capitals	81	51	38	89	+7	40	338
2017-18	Washington Capitals	82	49	38	87	+3	32	355
2016-17	Washington Capitals	82	33	36	69	+6	50	313
2015-16	Washington Capitals	79	50	21	71	+21	53	398
2014-15	Washington Capitals	81	53	28	81	+10	58	395
2013-14	Washington Capitals	78	51	28	79	-35	48	386
2012-13	Washington Capitals	48	32	24	56	+2	36	220
2011-12	Washington Capitals	78	38	27	65	-8	26	303
2010-11	Washington Capitals	79	32	53	85	+24	41	367
2009-10	Washington Capitals	72	50	59	109	+45	89	368
2008-09	Washington Capitals	79	56	54	110	+8	72	528
2007-08★	Washington Capitals	82	65	47	112	+28	40	446
2006-07	Washington Capitals	82	46	46	92	-19	52	392
2005-06	Washington Capitals	81	52	54	106	+2	52	425

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S
2024-25	Washington Capitals	10	5	1	6	0	6	33
2023-24	Washington Capitals	4	0	0	0	-2	0	5
2021-22	Washington Capitals	6	1	5	6	-3	0	19
2020-21	Washington Capitals	5	2	2	4	-2	2	20
2019-20	Washington Capitals	8	4	1	5	-1	2	30
2018-19	Washington Capitals	7	4	5	9	-2	19	22
2017-18	Washington Capitals	24	15	12	27	+8	8	99
2016-17	Washington Capitals	13	5	3	8	-4	8	49
2015-16	Washington Capitals	12	5	7	12	+3	2	62
2014-15	Washington Capitals	14	5	4	9	-3	6	61
2012-13	Washington Capitals	7	1	1	2	-2	4	30
2011-12	Washington Capitals	14	5	4	9	-2	8	50
2010-11	Washington Capitals	9	5	5	10	-1	10	34
2009-10	Washington Capitals	7	5	5	10	+5	0	34
2008-09	Washington Capitals	14	11	10	21	+10	8	90
2007-08	Washington Capitals	7	4	5	9	-1	0	37

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S
2025-26	Washington Capitals	82	32	32	64	-5	26	244
2024-25	Washington Capitals	65	44	29	73	+15	14	237

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S
2024-25	Washington Capitals	10	5	1	6	0	6	33

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Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin in the news

Ovechkin to sit out preseason, expected ready for Capitals opener

Capitals Not Worried About Ovechkin: 'Not Too Serious'

Alex Ovechkin Day to Day With Lower-Body Injury

Ovechkin Says Capitals' Upgrades Fuelled His 22nd Season

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