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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Fourth all-time in hat tricks
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Ovechkin had a hat trick on five shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Mammoth.
Ovechkin's heating up again with five goals over his last five contests. This was his 34th career hat trick, passing Brett Hull for the fourth-most in NHL history. Ovechkin is now at 29 goals, 56 points, 211 shots on net, 118 hits and a minus-1 rating over 73 appearances this season. He's a goal away from securing his 20th 30-goal campaign, which would extend a record he already holds.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Pots 1,000th career goal
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Ovechkin scored a power-play tally in Sunday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
The goal, which tied the game at 2-2 late in the third period, was Ovechkin's 26th of the season and the 1,000th of his Hall of Fame career between the regular season and the playoffs. Wayne Gretzky, with 1,016, is the only other player in league history to reach four digits. The Capitals are currently six points out of a wild-card spot with 11 games left on their schedule, giving Ovechkin little hope of catching The Great One in that particular category if he doesn't return for one more season in 2026-27.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Snaps scoring drought
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Ovechkin scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Senators.
Ovechkin opened the scoring in the second period with his 25th marker of the season, ending his six-game goal slump. The star winger amassed 18 shots on net and one assist during his goal-scoring skid. Ovechkin has 52 points, 197 shots on net and 113 hits across 69 contests this season.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Scores twice in loss
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Ovechkin scored two goals and took six shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canadiens.
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.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Passes another Gretzky mark
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Ovechkin picked up an assist Monday in a 4-1 win over the Islanders.
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 11 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).
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Tallies on power play in loss
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Ovechkin scored a power-play goal on four shots in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Kraken.
Ovechkin has scored twice over the last three games. He's surged in January with seven goals and four assists over 14 contests. The 40-year-old superstar is up to 22 goals, 45 points (14 on the power play), 149 shots on net, 90 hits and a plus-1 rating over 54 appearances. Considering he has just four power-play goals this season, it's possible Ovechkin unlocks some more scoring the rest of the way.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Ends scoring drought
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Ovechkin scored a goal on six shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flames.
Ovechkin had gone five straight games without finding the back of the net, but he ended that slump with an empty-netter late in the game. Even though Ovechkin hasn't been scoring at his regular rate lately, he remains a very productive player for Washington. He has notched 10 points (six goals, four assists) over his last 10 games while adding 33 shots on goal, six PIM and 14 hits in that span.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Stays hot with two points
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Ovechkin scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Predators.
Ovechkin has five goals and an assist over his last four games. The 40-year-old's tally Sunday locked in another 20-goal campaign for the greatest goal scorer in NHL history, a mark he's never missed. Given his recent surge, his low mark of 24 goals in 2020-21 will likely be surpassed in short order. Ovechkin is up to 40 points (11 on the power play), 123 shots on net, 81 hits and a plus-1 rating through 46 appearances this season.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Adds another goal
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Ovechkin scored a goal on four shots and added three hits in Friday's 5-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Ovechkin is heating up with four goals over his last three games. The 40-year-old superstar has also earned a total of seven points over his last eight contests. Ovechkin can go on prolonged hot streaks, especially for goal-scoring, so he's essential to have in fantasy lineups until he cools off. For the season, he's at 19 goals, 38 points, 121 shots on net, 80 hits and a plus-1 rating through 45 appearances.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Prevents shutout Wednesday
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Ovechkin scored a goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Stars.
Ovechkin has four goals and two assists over his last seven games. He endured a nine-game goal drought between Dec 5-23, earning just two assists in that span. The 40-year-old winger is streaky at times, but the hot stretches more than make up for the cold ones. Through 44 appearances, he has 18 goals, 37 points, 117 shots on net, 77 hits and an even plus-minus rating.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Lights lamp twice Monday
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Ovechkin scored two goals on four shots on net with four hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 7-4 win over the Ducks.
The NHL's all-time leader in goals potted what proved to be the game-winner in the second period before wrapping up the scoring with an empty-netter in the third. It was Ovechkin's first multi-goal performance since Dec. 3, and he lit the lamp only once during the 14 games in between, as the 40-year-old finally begins to show his age. On the season, the future Hall of Famer has 17 goals and 36 points in 43 contests.
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Two-point effort Saturday
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Ovechkin scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Devils.
After setting up Aliaksei Protas for the game's opening tally with one second left in the first period, Ovechkin potted the tying goal midway through the third to force OT. The future Hall of Famer snapped a nine-game goalless skid with the performance, but the 40-year-old winger still has 15 goals and 33 points in 38 contests this season, putting him on pace for what would be an incredible 20th career 30-goal campaign.
Ovechkin scored two goals on four shots in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Sharks.
Ovechkin has four goals and five assists during his six-game point streak. He has three straight multi-point efforts. He also led all Capitals forwards with 16:33 of ice time despite this being the second half of a back-to-back. The 40-year-old superstar is now at 14 goals, 29 points, 71 shots on net, 43 hits and a plus-10 rating through 28 contests this season.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Adds two more helpers
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Ovechkin notched two assists and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Kings.
Ovechkin logged his second multi-point effort in a row, and he has two goals and four assists during a five-game point streak. He had a hand in goals by Tom Wilson and Anthony Beauvillier in this contest. Ovechkin's recent surge has helped him get to a point-per-game pace on the year, with 12 goals and 15 helpers over 27 appearances. He's added 67 shots on net, 43 hits and a plus-9 rating while playing in his usual top-line role.
Ovechkin recorded an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Ovechkin has been playing well in recent games and has been on an excellent scoring streak. Over his last 11 appearances, the star winger has nine goals and six assists. Ovechkin has been very efficient over that stretch by shooting 30.0 percent in that span.
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Three-game point streak
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Ovechkin picked up an assist Friday in a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Ovie extended his point streak to three games and three points (one goal, two assists; 10 shots). The Capitals are 13-1-1 this season when Ovechkin records a point. Overall, the NHL's all-time goal scorer has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists), 63 shots and 42 hits in 25 games.
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