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Alex Ovechkin Leaves Capitals’ First Camp Skate; Listed Day-to-Day With Lower-Body Issue

He has not begun extension talks heading into an undecided contract year.

May 6, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) controls the puck in front of Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) as Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (48) chases in the second period in game one of the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Apr 30, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens in the first period in game five of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Capitals said Ovechkin exited the opening skate for precautionary evaluation, and coach Spencer Carbery termed the issue "nothing significant" with a day-to-day timeline.
  • Ovechkin told reporters he doesn't know if this will be his final NHL season.
  • He enters 2025-26 with 897 career goals, three shy of 900, and is nine games from reaching 1,500.
  • Despite missing time with a fractured fibula last season, he scored 44 goals and passed Wayne Gretzky’s regular-season mark, finishing at 897.
  • Now in the final season of a five-year, $47.5 million contract, he would be a free agent next summer; Washington opens Oct. 8 at Boston.