Alex Ovechkin hasn't announced a decision about returning for a 22nd season. Jamie Sabau / Getty Images No one would dispute that Alex Ovechkin has earned the right to decide whether he plays a 22nd ...

We still don’t yet know whether Washington Capitals star winger Alexander Ovechkin will return to the NHL for the 2026-27 season. The 40-year-old Russian has not announced yet if he’s going to come ...

The Russian Machine isn’t ready to shut it down just yet. Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer, gave a peek into his mindset at the end of his 21st NHL season as rumors swirl around ...

April 16 (UPI) --Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is "pretty sure" the 2025-26 NHL campaign was not his last season, he told reporters Thursday. Uncertainty about Ovechkin's future built up ...

ARLINGTON, Va. --Alex Ovechkin says his sons, Sergei, 7, and Ilya, 5, have the same question as everyone else in the hockey world. “Daddy, are you staying or not?” Ovechkin, who completed his 21st NHL ...

Even Alex Ovechkin’s sons don’t know what his decision is going to be. Sergei, 7, and Ilya, 5, are no different from the rest of the hockey world; they, too, are bugging their dad about whether he’s ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin said Thursday he's "pretty sure" his NHL career didn't end with Tuesday's regular-season finale against the Columbus Blue Jackets. "I'm pretty sure it's not ...

If Alex Ovechkin played his final NHL game April 14 at Nationwide Arena, he avoided most of the hoopla about it. More: Rick Bowness on future: 'If I'm back, we're changing this culture' A sizable ...

If this was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin's sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement. From the opening faceoff to ...

WASHINGTON — During the summer of 2004, the Washington Capitals held a charity event at a bowling alley for select fans to mingle with players. Among them was the No. 1 overall pick who would go on to ...

Did Alex Ovechkin say his goodbye to Washington fans on Sunday? Jamie Sabau / Getty Images WASHINGTON — At a glass podium in a nondescript room in Capital One Arena, Alex Ovechkin stood in front of ...

Alex Ovechkin's NHL future hangs in the balance as the league's greatest goalscorer of all time contemplates a big decision: retirement. We're in the final days of the 2025-26 NHL regular season and ...