Alex Ovechkin announces 2026-27 Capitals campaign will be final season of NHL career
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Key Points:
- Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin announced that the 2026-27 NHL season will be his final campaign, concluding a 22-season career entirely with the Capitals.
- Ovechkin is the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, having surpassed Wayne Gretzky's record with 929 goals, and has won nine Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophies as the league's top goal scorer.
- His illustrious career includes winning the 2018 Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, three Hart Memorial Trophies as league MVP, and selection as one of the 100 greatest NHL players of all time.
- Despite his many achievements, Ovechkin has not won an Olympic gold medal but has earned multiple World Championship golds representing Russia.
- Ovechkin's impact on hockey is profound, and he is widely expected to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame shortly after his retirement.
