In an email sent to the season ticket holders, Washington Capital revealed that the all-time NHL leader Alex Ovechin would play his final NHL campaign in 2025-26.
According to Hockey Writers, “October – Capital Hockey and Alex Ovekin’s final NHL season,”.
Not so fast, the team said. Capital issued a statement on Thursday afternoon stating that “no decision has been taken” on Ovechin’s future beyond the next season, convicted one of one of his employees for misunderstanding.
The team posted on X, “An email was sent from a person with the corporate sales department, which was accidentally in the final year of Alex Ovechakin.”
Ovechin, who turned 40 in September, said that Capital was abolished from the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs earlier this month that he would return to his 21st NHL season.
Russian Winger has five years, $ 47.5 million is a season left on contract.
Ovechin said on 17 May, “I am going to use those two months (in offsen), to relax, enjoy my life, then go back to work.”
In this last season, at 65 regular-season games, Ovechin scored 44 goals, with the most important to come against New York Islanders on 6 April. The 895th goal of his career passed the most Ven Greatzaki in NHL history.
“I am looking forward to the next year,” said Owchen. “I am going to try my best to play, and my team is also going to help me. … I want to come back next year and see the team that is capable of winning the Stanley Cup.”
The 13-time all-star and a three-time Heart Trophy winner, Ovechin entered the 11th position (1,623) in the 2025–26 season. Which he needs 19 points to pass Sakik, which ranks 10th in the mark list.
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