Washington Capitals famous person captain Alexander Ovechkin could also be within the closing days of the five-year, $47.5M contract he signed with Washington in 2021.
Whereas the Capitals started Wednesday nonetheless alive within the battle for a playoff spot, he might play the final contest of his current deal on April 14. Throughout a chat with workforce broadcaster John Walton that was shared on Wednesday, Ovechkin revealed when he’ll resolve his enjoying future.
Alexander Ovechkin nonetheless has a love for enjoying, however…
“If you love one thing, you do it with coronary heart,” Ovechkin defined, per Tom Gulitti of the NHL’s web site. “Clearly, I like enjoying hockey, I like scoring targets. … We’re going to decide in the summertime. I’ve to speak to my household, with Ted (Capitals proprietor Ted Leonsis), (normal supervisor Chris Patrick), (president of hockey operations Brian MacLellan). I’ve to decide in the summertime.”
The Capitals ended Tuesday’s NHL motion trailing the Philadelphia Flyers by 5 factors for third place within the Metropolitan Division standings. Washington additionally started Wednesday trailing the Ottawa Senators by 5 factors for the convention’s closing wild-card playoff berth.
ESPN stats present that Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time chief in profession targets scored, leads the 2025-26 Capitals with 31 targets and 61 complete factors collected for the season. Such numbers present that the 40-year-old can nonetheless provide lots to an marketed contender, however that does not imply that Ovechkin might go ring-hunting and signal with a distinct NHL membership this summer time.
What might Alexander Ovechkin resolve to do?
As Sean Gentille of The Athletic famous, Ovechkin is predicted to both signal a short-term contract with the Capitals, retire or end his enjoying profession with Dynamo Moscow of the KHL. Ovechkin beforehand featured for Dynamo earlier than the Capitals made him the No. 1 general decide of the 2004 NHL entry draft.
“Well being-wise, I’m going to be 41 in September, so that you simply need to be good about it,” Ovechkin added about probably enjoying for an additional marketing campaign.
It appears like there’s no less than an opportunity that Washington’s closing 4 video games of the common season might be Ovechkin’s final as an energetic NHL participant. The 39-30-9 Capitals subsequent play on the Toronto Maple Leafs (32-31-14) on Wednesday evening.
