Alex Ovechkin - NHL News & Rumors

Scores twice in loss Ovechkin scored two goals and took six shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canadiens.

Impact Ovechkin finally snapped his scoring drought and found the back of the net for the first time since Jan. 27, when he scored in a 5-1 loss to Seattle. The star forward remains productive despite being 40 years old, and even though his numbers are not what they were in his prime, he continues to make an impact offensively for the Capitals. Ovechkin has three goals and six points over his last 10 appearances, and 50 total points (24 goals, 26 assists) in 62 contests in 2025-26.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Caufield scores 2 in the first period as the Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-2

Cole Caufield scored two first-period goals to help propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Capitals vs. Canadiens | NHL Highlights | February 28, 2026

2 DAYS AGO • YOUTUBE

Sandin and van Riemsdyk score rare goals and Capitals beat Flyers 3-1

Defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk and Rasmus Sandin ended long goal droughts and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1, their fifth win in their last six games

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin reveals latest retirement plans | Sporting News He's already the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer.

FEBRUARY 23 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Deadspin | Is 40-year-old Alex Ovechkin planning to retire? 'We'll see' Deadspin | Is 40-year-old Alex Ovechkin planning to retire? 'We'll see'

FEBRUARY 20 • DEADSPIN.COM

Alex Ovechkin on Capitals playoff chase, breaking Wayne Gretzky's goal record | Sporting News Will Ovi get to achieve both?

FEBRUARY 20 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Alex Ovechkin finally addresses Capitals contract extension | Sporting News Amid Washington's playoff chase, a decision looms for Ovi.

FEBRUARY 20 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Tom Wilson fights in Canada's game vs. France at the Olympics

Who says there's no fighting in hockey at the Olympics

FEBRUARY 15 • Associated Press

Is Alex Ovechkin playing in the Olympics? Why Russia legend isn't part of NHL players at these Games | Sporting News He's the best goal scorer of all time.

FEBRUARY 12 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Russia mock hockey roster: Alex Ovechkin's last run, dominant goalies among biggest 2026 Olympics what-ifs | Sporting News Here's a look at how the Russian Olympic men's hockey team could have looked if they were eligible to participate in 2026.

FEBRUARY 12 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Russia's Olympic team sports ban leaves some of the NHL's best players out of Milan

Russia being barred from team sports at the Olympics because of its ongoing war in Ukraine means the first so-called ‘best-on-best’ men's hockey tournament in a decade doesn't feat...

FEBRUARY 11 • Associated Press

Olympic host Italy avoids NHL players but still brings in foreign hockey help

Italy opted against finding NHL players with Italian heritage to make up its men's ice hockey team at the Milan Cortina Olympics

FEBRUARY 10 • Associated Press

Is Alex Ovechkin leaving the NHL? KHL prez makes huge claim regarding Russian star's future NHL great Alex Ovechkin is in the final year of his current contract with the Washington Capitals and speculation about the Russian supersta...

FEBRUARY 10 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Alex Ovechkin confirms today that he'll end his career in Russia The NHL's greatest goal scorer of all time is going home.

FEBRUARY 10 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

Enterprise Top 10 Plays of the 1st Half | NHL.com Enterprise's top 10 plays of the first half headlined by Alex Ovechkin's 900th career goal, presented by Enterprise

FEBRUARY 9 • NHL.COM

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin goes into Olympic break with shocking career low point | Sporting News The NHL's all-time leading goal scorer will get a bit of time.

FEBRUARY 6 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Thompson returns from IR to lead the Capitals past Nashville. Now he heads to the Olympics

Logan Thompson returned from injured reserve and made 27 saves to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators

FEBRUARY 5 • Associated Press

Flyers snap losing streak with 4-2 win over Capitals

Jamie Drysdale scored on the power play to snap a 20-game streak without a goal, Dan Vladar made 26 saves, and the Philadelphia Flyers ended a four-game losing streak by beating th...

FEBRUARY 4 • Associated Press

Capitals' Alex Ovechkin passes Wayne Gretzky in another historic NHL record | Sporting News He's chasing them all.

FEBRUARY 3 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Passes another Gretzky mark Ovechkin picked up an assist Monday in a 4-1 win over the Islanders.

Impact It was Ovechkin's 1,670th point with the Capitals. With it, he passed Wayne Gretzky (1,669 points with the Oilers) for the fifth-most points with a single franchise in NHL history. Ovie has points in three of his last four games (one goal, two assists) and seven, including two goals, in his last 12 games). At this point of the season, Ovechkin is on pace for another 30-goal season. If he gets there, he will have put up that total in every season, except the pandemic-shortened year, that he has played (21 campaigns).

FEBRUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Capitals top Islanders 4-1 to pull within 2 points of 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division

Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1

FEBRUARY 3 • Associated Press

'Quad God' Ilia Malinin reveals awesome connection to Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin for Olympics | Sporting News These guys both know how to skate.

FEBRUARY 2 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

P.K. Subban defends Alex Ovechkin, roasts LeBron James and the NBA. P.K. Subban goes off in defense of the sport of hockey

FEBRUARY 1 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

Alex Ovechkin rushes to help after Travis Hamonic suffers skate blade cut Caps superstar wastes no time once he realizes something is wrong. Watch below:

JANUARY 30 • HOCKEYFEED.COM

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