LW · WSH · NHL id 8471214
Alex Ovechkin has played 1 game for the Washington Capitals in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 12:46 a night (10:49 at even strength, 1:50 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 73% of his 5v5 minutes with Dylan Strome and 69% with Ryan Leonard in his only game so far, and the Capitals have controlled 28% of shot attempts with Ovechkin on the ice (2-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against CAR he was on L3 with Dylan Strome and Ryan Leonard and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs CAR, detected from shift data
- −2:31 PP TOI
- ixG/60 0.32 (was 1.54)
- 63% of team PP time (was 80%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:39 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.07 expected goals; best chance Alex Ovechkin at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 64 points vs 72.5 expected
Last 20 games: -37. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.1%
- 103.0
- 61.5%
- G vs xG
- 32 / 37.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 76% → 83%, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals3233rd of 715
- Assists32114th of 715
- Points6470th of 715
- Power-play points1985th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal24417th of 715
- Hits13495th of 715
- Blocked shots16630th of 715
- Plus/minus−5446th of 715
- Penalty minutes26351st of 715
- Faceoffs won2418th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.1%302nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.5%360th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.8%328th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.8%329th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.3%338th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.9%338th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.45121st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.066522nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31280th of 719
- Faceoff win %50.0%
- Draw Equity /100+0.120
Usage
- Ice time per game17:27265th of 715
- Power-play time per game4:271st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %98.1%1st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.25447th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO103084th of 719
- Goals above expected−5.0697th of 715
- Luck Meter−20535th of 828
- Ascension score39438th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.6570th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts12658th of 715
- Hardest shot97.341st of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.6%110th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.035
- Season net
- −0.57xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.45
- Attempts
- 24
- 0.067
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 3, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Mar 26, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L3 from L1Jan 14, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 11, 2023 alerts →
- Played 7:14 less than his 5-game averageFeb 18, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 3, 2021 alerts →
- Played 4:56 more than his 5-game averageMar 3, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 9, 2020 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 @ PIT | Rush | carry | 0 | 54.1 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 22.8 | — | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs PHI | Rebound | pass | 1* | 26.9 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ UTA | Point shot | — | 1 | 41.7 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 75.6 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ UTA | Deflection | — | 2* | 16.6 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2026 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 82.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 18, 2026 vs OTT | Deflection | — | 1 | 27.4 | deflection | |
| Feb 28, 2026 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 27.0 | one-timer | |
| Feb 28, 2026 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 28.1 | rebound | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 45.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 23, 2026 @ CGY | Point shot | — | 0 | 56.6 | — | |
| Jan 11, 2026 @ NSH | Cycle | carry | 3* | 77.5 | 5-on-3, one-timer | |
| Jan 9, 2026 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 47.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 7, 2026 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 2* | 76.4 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Jan 5, 2026 vs ANA | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Jan 5, 2026 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 68.8 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 44.5 | — | |
| Dec 3, 2025 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 44.9 | — | |
| Dec 3, 2025 @ SJS | Rebound | — | 1* | 4.9 | rebound | |
| Nov 30, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 19.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs WPG | Deflection | — | 2* | 44.3 | deflection | |
| Nov 20, 2025 @ MTL | Rebound | loose | 0 | 46.6 | 5-on-0, rebound | |
| Nov 20, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 67.0 | 3-on-1 | |
| Nov 20, 2025 @ MTL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 69.5 | — | |
| Nov 19, 2025 vs EDM | Deflection | — | 3* | 44.9 | deflection | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 20.0 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 27.0 | — | |
| Nov 11, 2025 @ CAR | Deflection | — | 0 | 53.7 | deflection | |
| Nov 5, 2025 vs STL | Cycle | — | 3* | 25.6 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2025 @ CBJ | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 61.2 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2025 vs MIN | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 45.8 | — | |
| May 12, 2025 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 3* | 57.6 | one-timer | |
| Apr 30, 2025 vs MTL | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 73.5 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2025 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 56.8 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 21, 2025 vs MTL | Odd-man rush | pass | 4 | 72.0 | 5-on-4 | |
| Apr 21, 2025 vs MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 18.4 | rebound | |
| Apr 17, 2025 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 84.6 | 5-on-4, one-timer | |
| Apr 13, 2025 vs CBJ | Rush | loose | 0 | 58.6 | one-timer | |
| Apr 6, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 72.0 | 5-on-2 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Ovechkin
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ovechkin apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome | C | 1 | 7:15 | 73% | 29.2% | 50% (1-1) | 20.0% 2:42 | 28.6% 2:35 |
| Ryan Leonard | RW | 1 | 6:49 | 69% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 12.5% 3:08 | 30.0% 4:03 |
| Matt Roy | D | 1 | 3:47 | 38% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 30.4% 6:10 | 64.3% 10:24 |
| Cole Hutson | D | 1 | 3:41 | 37% | 35.7% | 50% (1-1) | 20.0% 6:16 | 50.0% 11:14 |
| Vincent Desharnais | D | 1 | 3:34 | 36% | 41.7% | 50% (1-1) | 17.6% 6:23 | 35.0% 11:35 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 1 | 3:29 | 35% | 28.6% | 100% (1-0) | 27.3% 6:28 | 66.7% 11:25 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 1 | 3:26 | 35% | 7.7% | — (0-0) | 43.8% 6:31 | 39.1% 10:04 |
| Timothy Liljegren | D | 1 | 1:56 | 19% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 26.1% 8:01 | 50.0% 12:39 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | LW | 1 | 1:22 | 14% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 26.9% 8:35 | 26.7% 8:56 |
| Alex Tuch | RW | 1 | 1:14 | 12% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 26.9% 8:43 | 25.0% 9:24 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 992 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
50th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
48th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Ovechkin's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Ovechkin's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | @ CAR | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:46 | 10:49 | 1:50 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 12:46 | 12:46 | 12 | 22 | 35.3% | 37.5% | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 0.9 | 1.0 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:49 | 10:49 | 9 | 21 | 30.0% | 30.0% | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.7 | 1.0 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 9:57 | 9:57 | 8 | 21 | 27.6% | 26.3% | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:50 | 1:50 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 12:46 |
| 2025-26 | WSH | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | -5 | 26 | 244 | 13.1% | 134 | 16 | 17:27 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WSH | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 15.2% | 31 | 3 | 17:01 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 65 | 44 | 29 | 73 | +15 | 14 | 237 | 18.6% | 110 | 13 | 17:43 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WSH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 12 | 1 | 19:35 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 79 | 31 | 34 | 65 | -22 | 20 | 272 | 11.4% | 162 | 27 | 19:13 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 73 | 42 | 33 | 75 | -16 | 48 | 294 | 14.3% | 188 | 23 | 20:12 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 19 | 5.3% | 30 | 2 | 18:33 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 77 | 50 | 40 | 90 | +8 | 18 | 334 | 15.0% | 155 | 25 | 20:34 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 20 | 10.0% | 25 | 3 | 21:57 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 45 | 24 | 18 | 42 | -7 | 12 | 182 | 13.2% | 98 | 23 | 19:30 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 68 | 48 | 19 | 67 | -12 | 30 | 311 | 15.4% | 184 | 30 | 20:40 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WSH | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 19 | 22 | 18.2% | 38 | 5 | 21:49 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 81 | 51 | 38 | 89 | +7 | 40 | 338 | 15.1% | 223 | 41 | 20:55 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | WSH | 24 | 15 | 12 | 27 | +8 | 8 | 99 | 15.2% | 81 | 14 | 20:44 |
| 2017-18 | WSH | 82 | 49 | 38 | 87 | +3 | 32 | 355 | 13.8% | 139 | 21 | 20:09 |
Alex Ovechkin news
- 8 Caps dates to circle: intriguing matchups and fun giveawaysAxios
- Capitals, Alex Ovechkin aiming high as they open season at CanesFresno Bee
- The ugly Putin stain on Alex Ovechkin's legacyThe New York Times
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Panthers, Islanders, Senators, Penguins and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Capitals news: Alex Ovechkin sounds off on facing Hurricanes for his Year 22 debutsports.yahoo.com
- Alex Ovechkin News: Ready for openerRotoWire
- Capitals' Alex Ovechkin: Ready for openerCBS Sports
- Alex Ovechkin | September 30 | Washington CapitalsNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.