LW · WSH · NHL id 8471214
Alex Ovechkin has played 82 games for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, scoring 32 goals and 32 assists (64 points) on 244 shots while averaging 17:27 a night (12:13 at even strength, 4:27 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Dylan Strome and 45% with Anthony Beauvillier over the last 10 games, and the Capitals have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Ovechkin on the ice (50-40 in goals, 98% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against CBJ he was on L2 with Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier and on PP1; dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last game. He is shooting 13.1% this season against 14.4% across the 708 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 14 game vs CBJ, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 20 games, 15:42 average time on ice, PP1 in 20 games, 10 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
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
Last 10 games · 83 attempts, 38 on goal, 6 goals
Shot map, OPP at WSH: 83 attempts, 38 on goal, 6 goals, 5.27 expected goals; best chance Alex Ovechkin at 0.63 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 64 points vs 73.8 expected
Last 20 games: -42. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.1%
- 103.0
- 61.5%
- G vs xG
- 32 / 39.0
- • 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.
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−7.0703rd of 715
- Luck Meter−32616th of 828
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 13:40 more than his 5-game averageApr 24, 2019 alerts →
How his 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
2025-26 · 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 | 77 | 702:53 | 71% | 50.5% | 61% (39-25) | 49.2% 227:09 | 45.1% 336:08 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | LW | 70 | 485:21 | 49% | 51.6% | 61% (25-16) | 47.5% 362:50 | 48.1% 486:14 |
| Jakob Chychrun | D | 80 | 422:32 | 43% | 52.2% | 61% (25-16) | 47.7% 543:24 | 51.8% 1049:27 |
| Matt Roy | D | 79 | 324:01 | 33% | 49.5% | 63% (19-11) | 50.2% 635:16 | 49.8% 1041:12 |
| Rasmus Sandin | D | 73 | 320:52 | 32% | 47.3% | 46% (13-15) | 52.6% 562:54 | 47.8% 858:01 |
| Martin Fehérváry | D | 81 | 262:02 | 26% | 48.9% | 60% (15-10) | 50.4% 718:25 | 46.6% 1015:02 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 64 | 227:36 | 23% | 44.6% | 43% (10-13) | 51.3% 550:14 | 48.1% 682:31 |
| John Carlson | D | 52 | 225:11 | 23% | 55.7% | 53% (10-9) | 48.3% 432:08 | 52.7% 649:16 |
| Connor McMichael | C | 31 | 149:24 | 15% | 48.6% | 47% (7-8) | 51.4% 242:31 | 48.9% 245:38 |
| Aliaksei Protas | C | 31 | 125:40 | 13% | 52.9% | 50% (8-8) | 48.9% 249:02 | 50.6% 318:13 |
| Justin Sourdif | RW | 31 | 119:57 | 12% | 52.7% | 38% (3-5) | 45.9% 256:27 | 48.8% 327:55 |
| Declan Chisholm | D | 26 | 93:53 | 9% | 56.1% | 78% (7-2) | 50.7% 211:38 | 45.6% 245:59 |
| Ethen Frank | C | 17 | 63:41 | 6% | 44.2% | 50% (4-4) | 50.7% 145:56 | 45.6% 132:37 |
| Nic Dowd | C | 20 | 52:55 | 5% | 46.9% | 50% (1-1) | 50.1% 204:55 | 45.6% 210:56 |
Game log
82 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18:48 | 11:05 | 5:44 | — |
| Apr 12 | vs PIT | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 16:11 | 13:20 | 2:00 | — |
| Apr 11 | @ PIT | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:59 | 12:04 | 2:40 | — |
| Apr 8 | @ TOR | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16:36 | 11:59 | 3:59 | — |
| Apr 5 | @ NYR | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17:26 | 11:34 | 5:52 | — |
| Apr 4 | vs BUF | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17:01 | 14:14 | 2:47 | — |
| Apr 2 | @ NJD | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18:05 | 11:53 | 4:22 | — |
| Mar 31 | vs PHI | W 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 15:44 | 9:51 | 5:03 | — |
| Mar 28 | @ VGK | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:35 | 10:57 | 6:30 | — |
| Mar 26 | @ UTA | W 7-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18:27 | 10:57 | 5:46 | — |
| Mar 24 | @ STL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14:31 | 8:52 | 3:46 | — |
| Mar 22 | vs COL | OTL 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 18:45 | 10:36 | 7:42 | — |
| Mar 20 | vs NJD | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:29 | 11:21 | 2:00 | — |
| Mar 18 | vs OTT | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12:57 | 10:11 | 2:32 | — |
| Mar 14 | vs BOS | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:47 | 10:10 | 5:37 | — |
| Mar 12 | @ BUF | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 14:03 | 10:25 | 3:38 | — |
| Mar 11 | @ PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15:45 | 10:07 | 4:08 | — |
| Mar 9 | vs CGY | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17:20 | 12:27 | 4:53 | — |
| Mar 7 | @ BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18:22 | 11:14 | 5:40 | — |
| Mar 3 | vs UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 18:25 | 13:43 | 2:17 | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 82 | 1430:46 | 17:27 | 1760 | 1181 | 59.8% | 59.5% | 830 | 597 | 104 | 68 | 60% | 107.0 | 71.2 | 99% |
| Even strength | 82 | 1001:27 | 12:13 | 1016 | 1008 | 50.2% | 49.6% | 454 | 492 | 51 | 41 | 55% | 47.4 | 47.1 | 98% |
| 5v5 | 82 | 991:39 | 12:06 | 1005 | 1002 | 50.1% | 49.5% | 447 | 488 | 50 | 40 | 56% | 46.3 | 46.6 | 98% |
| Power play | 82 | 365:29 | 4:27 | 611 | 97 | 86.3% | 84.3% | 322 | 71 | 40 | 10 | 80% | 44.7 | 7.5 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 6 | 0:24 | 0:04 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| 4v4 | 7 | 2:34 | 0:22 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 3v3 (OT) | 7 | 7:14 | 1:02 | 9 | 6 | 60.0% | 61.5% | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 1.1 | 0.6 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 82 | 353:24 | 4:19 | 577 | 97 | 85.6% | 83.5% | 304 | 71 | 37 | 10 | 79% | 41.3 | 7.5 | 100% |
| 5v3 | 9 | 6:18 | 0:42 | 20 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2.5 | 0.0 | — |
| 6v5, own net empty | 41 | 42:20 | 1:02 | 100 | 38 | 72.5% | 71.1% | 40 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20% | 5.3 | 14.3 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 23 | 17:07 | 0:45 | 17 | 35 | 32.7% | 32.5% | 8 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 100% | 7.6 | 1.8 | — |
| 4v3 | 5 | 5:47 | 1:09 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.0 | 100% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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.