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Alex Ovechkin

L · 6′3″ / 238 lb · Shoots R · Moscow, RUS · Age 41 · 2004 #1 by WSH

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1,687Career points

1.072Career P/GP

1,573Games played

929Goals

21 seasonsNHL service

Overview

2025-2664points

The latest read.

64 points in 82 games in 2025-26. Career: 1,687 points across 1,573 games.

82GP

32goals

32assists

64points

244shots

19PP points

official NHL landing · 2025-26

The career ledger.

Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing

Regular season1,687 pts

929 G · 758 A · 1,573 GP
1.072 P/GP · 622 PPP · 20:27 ATOI

Stanley Cup playoffs147 pts

77 G · 70 A · 161 GP
0.913 P/GP · 64 PPP · 20:56 ATOI

1.309 → 0.780P/GP by season · 21 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2009-10

The arc.

Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 21 seasons

pointspoints per gamecareer 1.072peak 2009-10

When it mattered.

Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers

Playoff career · 161 GP · 77 G · 70 A · 147 pts (0.913 P/GP)

Points · his class97.7

#2 of 44

Points · all-time99.3

#10 of 1,215

Goals · all-time99.9

#2 of 1,215

Last five games.

Most recent official appearancesofficial game log

2026-04-14@ CBJ18:48 TOI0G 1A1 P · 4 S

2026-04-12vs PIT16:11 TOI0G 1A1 P · 3 S

2026-04-11@ PIT14:59 TOI1G 0A1 P · 7 S

2026-04-08@ TOR16:36 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S

2026-04-05@ NYR17:26 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S

What this draft slot returns.

Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC

2004 draft#1round 1 · WSH

29Players in sample

100.0%Reached the NHL

NHL regular-season games

Pick #1 historical average977

Alex Ovechkin1,573

Most games in this sample: Joe Thornton (1997, BOS), 1,714 NHL games.

Sample: 29 players taken #1, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Alex Ovechkin's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.

These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Alex Ovechkin. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.

Against history.

Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware

Career P/GP98.4

#17 of 997 · 1.072

Points99.9

#3 of 2,161 · 1,687

Goals100.0

#1 of 2,161 · 929

Assists99.5

#11 of 2,161 · 758

Games played99.9

#4 of 2,161 · 1,573

The height of the career.

Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons

2009-10 peak: 72 GP / 50 G / 59 A / 109 Pts / 1.514 P/GP · 21:48 TOI

Best five	GP	G	A	PTS	P/GP
2009-10	72	50	59	109	1.514
2008-09	79	56	54	110	1.392
2007-08	82	65	47	112	1.366
2005-06	81	52	54	106	1.309
2021-22	77	50	40	90	1.169
Prime-five	391	273	254	527	1.348

Honours.

Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing

Stanley Cup2017-18Art Ross Trophy2007-08Calder Memorial Trophy2005-06Conn Smythe Trophy2017-18Hart Memorial Trophy2012-13 · 2008-09 · 2007-08Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award2024-25Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy2019-20 · 2018-19 · 2017-18 · 2015-16 · 2014-15 · 2013-14 · 2012-13 · 2008-09 · 2007-08Ted Lindsay Award2009-10 · 2008-09 · 2007-08

Career

Where he stands right now.

2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26

League context#71points among 940 skaters

Position context#14L scoring rank

Career peak1122007-08 · points

NHL career21seasons · 1 club

Season by season.

Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart21 regular-season rows

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPP	S
2025-26	Washington Capitals	82	32	32	64	-5	19	244
2024-25	Washington Capitals	65	44	29	73	+15	22	237
2023-24	Washington Capitals	79	31	34	65	-22	28	272
2022-23	Washington Capitals	73	42	33	75	-16	25	294
2021-22	Washington Capitals	77	50	40	90	+8	29	334
2020-21	Washington Capitals	45	24	18	42	-7	17	182
2019-20	Washington Capitals	68	48	19	67	-12	18	311
2018-19	Washington Capitals	81	51	38	89	+7	28	338
2017-18	Washington Capitals	82	49	38	87	+3	31	355
2016-17	Washington Capitals	82	33	36	69	+6	26	313
2015-16	Washington Capitals	79	50	21	71	+21	24	398
2014-15	Washington Capitals	81	53	28	81	+10	34	395
2013-14	Washington Capitals	78	51	28	79	-35	39	386
2012-13	Washington Capitals	48	32	24	56	+2	27	220
2011-12	Washington Capitals	78	38	27	65	-8	23	303
2010-11	Washington Capitals	79	32	53	85	+24	24	367
2009-10Peak	Washington Capitals	72	50	59	109	+45	36	368
2008-09	Washington Capitals	79	56	54	110	+8	46	528
2007-08	Washington Capitals	82	65	47	112	+28	37	446
2006-07	Washington Capitals	82	46	46	92	-19	37	392
2005-06	Washington Capitals	81	52	54	106	+2	52	425

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPP	S
2024-25	Washington Capitals	10	5	1	6	0	3	33
2023-24	Washington Capitals	4	0	0	0	-2	0	5
2021-22	Washington Capitals	6	1	5	6	-3	3	19
2020-21	Washington Capitals	5	2	2	4	-2	3	20
2019-20	Washington Capitals	8	4	1	5	-1	2	30
2018-19	Washington Capitals	7	4	5	9	-2	3	22
2017-18	Washington Capitals	24	15	12	27	+8	11	99
2016-17	Washington Capitals	13	5	3	8	-4	4	49
2015-16	Washington Capitals	12	5	7	12	+3	7	62
2014-15	Washington Capitals	14	5	4	9	-3	2	61
2012-13	Washington Capitals	7	1	1	2	-2	2	30
2011-12	Washington Capitals	14	5	4	9	-2	4	50
2010-11	Washington Capitals	9	5	5	10	-1	5	34
2009-10	Washington Capitals	7	5	5	10	+5	1	34
2008-09	Washington Capitals	14	11	10	21	+10	8	90
2007-08	Washington Capitals	7	4	5	9	-1	6	37

The same numbers, in the league that produced them.

Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward

2009-10 is the best season either way: 1.514 raw, 1.599 once the league it happened in is levelled out.

Season	GP	Raw P/GP	League GF/gm	Adj. P/GP
2025-26	82	0.780	3.13	0.749
2024-25	65	1.123	3.04	1.108
2023-24	79	0.823	3.11	0.793
2022-23	73	1.027	3.18	0.969
2021-22	77	1.169	3.14	1.115
2020-21	45	0.933	2.94	0.954
2019-20	68	0.985	3.02	0.979
2018-19	81	1.099	3.01	1.093
2017-18	82	1.061	2.97	1.071
2016-17	82	0.841	2.77	0.913
2015-16	79	0.899	2.71	0.994
2014-15	81	1.000	2.73	1.098
2013-14	78	1.013	2.74	1.107
2012-13	48	1.167	2.72	1.286
2011-12	78	0.833	2.73	0.914
2010-11	79	1.076	2.79	1.156
2009-10Best adjusted	72	1.514	2.84	1.599
2008-09	79	1.392	2.91	1.434
2007-08	82	1.366	2.78	1.472
2006-07	82	1.122	2.95	1.143
2005-06	81	1.309	3.08	1.273

Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.

Before the NHL.

Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2018-19	EHT	Russia	2	1	3	4
2018-19	WC	Russia	10	2	1	3
2016-17	WCup	Russia	4	1	2	3
2015-16	WC-A	Russia	6	1	1	2
2014-15	WC-A	Russia	2	1	1	2
2013-14	Olympics	Russia	5	1	1	2
2013-14	WC-A	Russia	9	4	7	11
2012-13	KHL	Dynamo Moscow	31	19	21	40
2012-13	WC-A	Russia	1	1	1	2
2011-12	WC-A	Russia	3	2	2	4
2010-11	WC-A	Russia	5	0	0	0
2009-10	Olympics	Russia	4	2	2	4
2009-10	WC-A	Russia	9	5	1	6
2007-08	WC-A	Russia	9	6	6	12
2006-07	WC-A	Russia	8	1	2	3
2005-06	Olympics	Russia	8	5	0	5
2005-06	WC-A	Russia	7	6	3	9
2004-05	Russia	Dynamo Moscow	37	13	13	26
2004-05	WC-A	Russia	8	5	3	8
2004-05	WJC-A	Russia	6	7	4	11
2004-05	Russia	Dynamo Moscow	10	2	4	6
2003-04	Russia	Dynamo Moscow	53	13	11	24
2003-04	WC-A	Russia	6	1	1	2
2003-04	WJC-A	Russia	6	5	2	7

Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 35.

The comparable set.

Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers

Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 1,573 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 1,258 to 1,888); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 9 of them cleared the band.

Evgeni MalkinC · 2004 #2 · active1,269 GP · 533 G · 874 A · 1,407 P1.109 P/GP · +0.036 Patrick KaneR · 2007 #1 · retired1,369 GP · 508 G · 892 A · 1,400 P1.023 P/GP · −0.050 John TavaresC · 2009 #1 · active1,266 GP · 525 G · 660 A · 1,185 P0.936 P/GP · −0.136 Sidney CrosbyC · 2005 #1 · active1,420 GP · 654 G · 1,107 A · 1,761 P1.240 P/GP · +0.168 Claude GirouxR · 2006 #22 · active1,345 GP · 379 G · 786 A · 1,165 P0.866 P/GP · −0.206

Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.

Insights

NHL Edge tracking.

Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17

Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct

Top shot speed97.3mph98.9

156.6 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph

Max skating speed21.6mph25.1

34.8 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph

Distance skated313.5km75.1

194.8 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km

Most distance in one game5.2km63.0

3.2 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km

Bursts over 20 mph12bursts19.2

league average 75.2

Where the shift was spent

Offensive zone time44.6%80.7

league average 43.1

Neutral zone time17.1%10.6

league average 16.8

Defensive zone time38.3%72.2

league average 40.1

Shots on goal, by location

All shots on goal244shots97.6

league average 85.9 shots

High-danger shots on goal61shots85.5

league average 31.6 shots

Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.

The shot map.

Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18

Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.

AreaShotsShare of hisPct

L Circle684 G100th

Low Slot5914 G90th

R Circle211 G87th

High Slot194 G86th

L Point181 G100th

Outside L130 G93th

R Point131 G99th

Center Point111 G95th

Beyond Red Line64 G95th

Outside R60 G69th

L Net Side40 G74th

R Net Side31 G63th

Crease20 G39th

Offensive Neutral Zone11 G31th

Behind the Net00 G0th

L Corner00 G0th

R Corner00 G0th

61high danger14 G · 22.9%

108mid danger9 G · 8.3%

42long range3 G · 7.1%

Method: 244 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.

Awards voting.

25 trophy wins · 35 top-three finishes · 61 ballot appearances · 1,514 first-place votesNHL award ballot history

All-Star Team8× won · 25 ballots · top-3 ×16best 1st · 2006 · 78.3% of the vote

Maurice Richard Trophy8× won · 8 ballots · top-3 ×8best 1st · 2019

Hart Memorial Trophy3× won · 16 ballots · top-3 ×5best 1st · 2008 · 98.0% of the vote

Ted Lindsay Award3× won · 3 ballots · top-3 ×3best 1st · 2010

Conn Smythe Trophy1× won · 1 ballot · top-3 ×1best 1st · 2018

Opponent atlas.

Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas

Opponents tracked31minimum five games

Most points vs.CAR120 points in 108 GP

Best scoring pace vs.MIN1.48 points per game

Career volume leaders

Career vs.CAR120 points108 GP · 58 G · 62 A485 shots · 52 PP points

Career vs.PIT113 points109 GP · 59 G · 54 A496 shots · 47 PP points

Career vs.TBL108 points98 GP · 57 G · 51 A485 shots · 39 PP points

Career vs.WPG104 points77 GP · 58 G · 46 A408 shots · 35 PP points

Career vs.PHI100 points96 GP · 61 G · 39 A423 shots · 40 PP points

Career vs.FLA98 points83 GP · 46 G · 52 A389 shots · 34 PP points

Best points-per-game matchups

Pace vs.MIN1.48 P/GP27 GP · 21 G · 19 A119 shots · 15 PP points

Pace vs.WPG1.35 P/GP77 GP · 58 G · 46 A408 shots · 35 PP points

Pace vs.STL1.30 P/GP30 GP · 22 G · 17 A125 shots · 13 PP points

Pace vs.SEA1.30 P/GP10 GP · 6 G · 7 A45 shots · 6 PP points

Pace vs.MTL1.21 P/GP75 GP · 53 G · 38 A324 shots · 31 PP points

Pace vs.ANA1.21 P/GP29 GP · 14 G · 21 A126 shots · 10 PP points

Frozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.

Against the goaltenders.

Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18

780 shots on goal against 81 goaltenders, 94 goals: 12.0% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 10 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.

Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal

Goaltender	SOG	G	SH%	Top shot
Jakub DobesMTL	21	5	23.8%	snap
Alex NedeljkovicSJS	20	4	20.0%	slap
Pyotr KochetkovCAR	20	4	20.0%	wrist
Igor ShesterkinNYR	27	3	11.1%	snap
Joseph WollTOR	31	3	9.7%	wrist

Worst against: same 20-shot minimum

Goaltender	SOG	G	SH%	Top shot
Andrei VasilevskiyTBL	23	1	4.3%	wrist
Jeremy SwaymanBOS	22	1	4.5%	snap
Frederik AndersenCAR	24	2	8.3%	snap
Jake AllenNJD	22	2	9.1%	snap
Alex LyonBUF	21	2	9.5%	slap

Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.

The source receipt.

Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse

Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.

Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.

Fantasy Desk.

2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29

2.10blended ESPN pts/gm

ESPN#56Yahoo#48Fantrax#47Roto#58

25-2682 GP32 G32 A1.85 pts/gm

2nd half-0.04Market avg#75.3Point games55%Worst blank run5

23-242.11

24-252.60

25-261.85

This desk has Alex Ovechkin No. 56 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 19 seats lower.

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The room.

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