WASHINGTON CAPITALSBorn in Russia#8 ·Left Wing

Alex Ovechkin

ACTIVE

Last game:November 1, 2026(last night)0 PTS · 0G · 0AvsMinnesota Wild

Next match:November 4, 2026(tomorrow night)vsDallas Stars

Alex Ovechkin has played in the NHL since 2005–06 and currently plays for the Washington Capitals. He is 41 years old (born in 1985), is originally from Moscow, is 191 cm tall and weighs 108 kg. Ovechkin has put up 1691 points in 1586 games, 930 goals and 761 assists, an average of 1.07 points per game. The best season so far is 2009–10 with 109 points in 72 games. Career honours include 3× Hart Memorial Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and Art Ross Trophy.

BirthplaceMoscow, RUSBorn1985 (41 years)Height191 cmWeight108 kgShootsRNHLSeason 22 in the NHL Trophies19

DRAFT 2004: selected No. 1 in round 1 · Washington CapitalsDEBUT October 6, 2005(21y ago)vsColumbus Blue JacketsCONTRACT $4,250,000/yr (≈ 3 478 828 kr/month, 41 745 931 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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Latest games

November 1vsMINMinnesota WildL1–5No points-2+/-2shots13:08toi October 30@NSHNashville PredatorsW4–3No points-1+/-3shots10:56toi October 29vsPHIPhiladelphia FlyersW5–2No points0+/-2shots11:59toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season13 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#350NHL F#268

Goals

NHL#339NHL F#282

Assists

NHL#269NHL F#191

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

13 of 13

games

Point pace

26P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

-1

NHL#385NHL F#245

Ice time/game

13:30

NHL#576NHL F#287

Milestones

Recent

Career5 consecutive 30-goal seasons7mo ago

Playoffs50 playoff assists8y ago

Next up

1,700 career points

1,691 now · target 1,700

9left

Season30 goals this season29 away

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Season

30 goals this season29 away

Match season best: 65 goals64 away

Match season best: 59 assists56 away

Match season best: 112 points108 away

Playoffs

50 playoff assists8y ago

100 playoff points8y ago

50 playoff goals8y ago

100 playoff games8y ago

75 playoff points10y ago

50 playoff games14y ago

50 playoff points15y ago

25 playoff assists15y ago

25 playoff goals15y ago

25 playoff games16y ago

25 playoff points17y ago

10 playoff assists17y ago

10 playoff goals17y ago

5 playoff goals17y ago

10 playoff games17y ago

10 playoff points17y ago

5 playoff assists18y ago

First playoff point18y ago

First playoff goal18y ago

Career

1,700 career points9 away

950 career goals20 away

6 consecutive 30-goal seasons29 away

1,750 NHL games164 away

1,000 career assists239 away

5 consecutive 30-goal seasons7mo ago

750 career assists9mo ago

1,500 NHL games1y ago

4 consecutive 30-goal seasons1y ago

3 consecutive 30-goal seasons2y ago

1,500 career points2y ago

2 consecutive 30-goal seasons3y ago

1,250 NHL games4y ago

15 consecutive 30-goal seasons6y ago

1,250 career points6y ago

14 consecutive 30-goal seasons7y ago

1,000 NHL games8y ago

600 career goals8y ago

500 career assists8y ago

13 consecutive 30-goal seasons8y ago

12 consecutive 30-goal seasons9y ago

1,000 career points9y ago

11 consecutive 30-goal seasons10y ago

500 career goals10y ago

750 NHL games11y ago

10 consecutive 30-goal seasons11y ago

9 consecutive 30-goal seasons12y ago

400 career goals12y ago

750 career points13y ago

8 consecutive 30-goal seasons13y ago

7 consecutive 30-goal seasons14y ago

500 NHL games14y ago

300 career goals15y ago

6 consecutive 30-goal seasons15y ago

250 career assists16y ago

500 career points16y ago

5 consecutive 30-goal seasons16y ago

200 career goals17y ago

4 consecutive 30-goal seasons17y ago

250 NHL games18y ago

250 career points18y ago

3 consecutive 30-goal seasons18y ago

100 career goals19y ago

100 career assists19y ago

2 consecutive 30-goal seasons19y ago

100 NHL games19y ago

50 career goals20y ago

100 career points20y ago

50 career assists20y ago

50 career points20y ago

25 career goals20y ago

First NHL point21y ago

First NHL goal21y ago

Compared with the NHL

Alex Ovechkin is in the top 3% of NHL forwards for shots per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

2.68

Top 18%Alex Ovechkin scores points more often than 83% of NHL forwards (395 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

1.34

Top 9%Alex Ovechkin scores goals more often than 91% of NHL forwards (434 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

1.34

Upper halfAlex Ovechkin records assists more often than 74% of NHL forwards (350 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

10.19

Top 3%Alex Ovechkin shoots more often than 97% of NHL forwards (462 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

5.62

Upper halfAlex Ovechkin hits more often than 63% of NHL forwards (300 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

0.67

Bottom 2%Alex Ovechkin blocks more shots than 1% of NHL forwards (6 of 476)

+/−

-5

Lower halfAlex Ovechkin has a higher +/− than 37% of NHL forwards (175 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Alex Ovechkin's whole career

Stats

Games played

1586

Points

1691

Points per game

1.07

Goals

930

Assists

761

+/-

+54

Trophies

All Swedish NHL award winners

3× Hart Memorial Trophy2008, 2009, 2013 Conn Smythe Trophy2018 Art Ross Trophy2008 9× Maurice Richard Trophy2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 3× Ted Lindsay Award2008, 2009, 2010 Calder Memorial Trophy2006 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award2025

Teams player has played for

WSHWashington CapitalsCurrent

Seasons

2005–06 to 2026–27

Since OCT 5 · 22 seasons

PTS

1691

930

761

1586

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