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Alex Ovechkin

#8 · Left wing · Washington Capitals

Born Sep 17, 1985 in Moscow, RUS (age 41) · 6'3", 238 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 1st overall in 2004 by WSH (round 1)

Trophy case

Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18
×9 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy Top Goal Scorer 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13, 2008-09, 2007-08
×3 Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2012-13, 2008-09, 2007-08
×3 Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2024-25
Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2017-18
Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 2007-08
Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year 2005-06

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Evgeni Malkin PIT · 113 P in 82 GP Sidney Crosby PIT · 103 P in 77 GP Pavel Datsyuk DET · 97 P in 81 GP Zach Parise NJD · 94 P in 82 GP Ilya Kovalchuk ATL · 91 P in 79 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501002005-06: 106 points10605-062006-07: 92 points922007-08: 112 points11207-082008-09: 110 points1102009-10: 109 points10909-102010-11: 85 points852011-12: 65 points6511-122012-13: 56 points562013-14: 79 points7913-142014-15: 81 points812015-16: 71 points7115-162016-17: 69 points692017-18: 87 points8717-182018-19: 89 points892019-20: 67 points6719-202020-21: 42 points422021-22: 90 points9021-222022-23: 75 points752023-24: 65 points6523-242024-25: 73 points732025-26: 64 points6425-262026-27: 1 points1

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 WSH 81 52 54 106 2 52 425 172 1.31 $984K
2006-07 WSH 82 46 46 92 -19 52 392 184 1.12 $984K
2007-08 WSH 82 65 47 112 28 40 446 220 1.37 $984K
2008-09 WSH 79 56 54 110 8 72 528 243 1.39 $9.538M
2009-10 WSH 72 50 59 109 45 89 368 185 1.51 $9.538M
2010-11 WSH 79 32 53 85 24 41 367 241 1.08 $9.538M
2011-12 WSH 78 38 27 65 -8 26 303 215 0.83 $9.538M
2012-13 WSH 48 32 24 56 2 36 220 120 1.17 $9.538M
2013-14 WSH 78 51 28 79 -35 48 386 204 1.01 $9.538M
2014-15 WSH 81 53 28 81 10 58 395 259 1.00 $9.538M
2015-16 WSH 79 50 21 71 21 53 398 225 0.90 $9.538M
2016-17 WSH 82 33 36 69 6 50 313 216 0.84 $9.538M
2017-18 WSH 82 49 38 87 3 32 355 139 1.06 $9.538M
2018-19 WSH 81 51 38 89 7 40 338 223 1.10 $9.538M
2019-20 WSH 68 48 19 67 -12 30 311 184 0.99 $9.538M
2020-21 WSH 45 24 18 42 -7 12 182 98 0.93 $9.538M
2021-22 WSH 77 50 40 90 8 18 334 155 1.17 $9.5M
2022-23 WSH 73 42 33 75 -16 48 294 188 1.03 $9.5M
2023-24 WSH 79 31 34 65 -22 20 272 162 0.82 $9.5M
2024-25 WSH 65 44 29 73 15 14 237 110 1.12 $9.5M
2025-26 WSH 82 32 32 64 -5 26 244 134 0.78 $9.5M
2026-27 WSH 4 0 1 1 1 0 5 7 0.25 $4.25M
22 seasons Career 1577 929 759 1688 56 857 7113 3884 1.07

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 WSH 7 4 5 9 -1 0 37 32 1.29
2008-09 WSH 14 11 10 21 10 8 90 54 1.50
2009-10 WSH 7 5 5 10 5 0 34 26 1.43
2010-11 WSH 9 5 5 10 -1 10 34 40 1.11
2011-12 WSH 14 5 4 9 -2 8 50 58 0.64
2012-13 WSH 7 1 1 2 -2 4 30 34 0.29
2014-15 WSH 14 5 4 9 -3 6 61 57 0.64
2015-16 WSH 12 5 7 12 3 2 62 59 1.00
2016-17 WSH 13 5 3 8 -4 8 49 61 0.62
2017-18 WSH 24 15 12 27 8 8 99 81 1.13
2018-19 WSH 7 4 5 9 -2 19 22 38 1.29
2019-20 WSH 5 4 1 5 -1 2 20 22 1.00
2020-21 WSH 5 2 2 4 -2 2 20 25 0.80
2021-22 WSH 6 1 5 6 -3 0 19 30 1.00
2023-24 WSH 4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 12 0.00
2024-25 WSH 10 5 1 6 0 6 33 31 0.60
16 seasons Playoffs 158 77 70 147 3 83 665 660 0.93

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 56 54 110 8 72 528 243 1.39 10.6 23:00

Contract

$9.538MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$87KCap dollars per point110 points in 79 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Jan 10, 2008, as an extension of the contract he was on: 13 years and $124M, beginning in 2008-09. It runs through 2020-21, with 12 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2008-09 $9.538M $9M $0 $9M
2009-10 $9.538M $9M $0 $9M
2010-11 $9.538M $9M $0 $9M
2011-12 $9.538M $9M $0 $9M
2012-13 $9.538M $9M $0 $9M
2013-14 $9.538M $9M $0 $9M
2014-15 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC
2015-16 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC
2016-17 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC
2017-18 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC
2018-19 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC
2019-20 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC
2020-21 $9.538M $10M $0 $10M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 2, 2026 Washington Capitals New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $4.25M $4.25M
Jul 27, 2021 Washington Capitals Extension (35+) 2021-22 to 2025-26 5 $47.5M $9.5M
Jan 10, 2008 Washington Capitals Extension 2008-09 to 2020-21 13 $124M $9.538M
Aug 31, 2005 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2005-06 to 2007-08 3 $11.503M $984K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2008-09 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2009 @ FLA L 4-7 1 1 2 -1 0 6 2 23:19
Apr 9, 2009 @ TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 11 1 23:15
Apr 7, 2009 @ ATL W 4-2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 20:08
Apr 5, 2009 vs ATL W 6-4 0 2 2 -2 0 11 1 25:21
Apr 3, 2009 vs BUF L 4-5 (OT) 1 2 3 -2 2 9 4 22:00
Apr 1, 2009 vs NYI W 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 24:39
Mar 27, 2009 vs TBL W 5-3 2 2 4 0 0 7 3 27:04
Mar 24, 2009 @ TOR L 2-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 7 4 23:27
Mar 21, 2009 @ CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 7 4 23:56
Mar 19, 2009 @ TBL W 5-2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0 21:49
Mar 17, 2009 @ FLA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 19:04
Mar 16, 2009 @ ATL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 10 3 25:10
Mar 14, 2009 vs CAR W 5-4 (SO) 1 1 2 -2 0 8 4 23:49
Mar 12, 2009 @ PHI W 2-1 1 1 2 0 0 8 3 19:20
Mar 10, 2009 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 5 2 25:58
Mar 8, 2009 vs PIT L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 25:41
Mar 3, 2009 vs CAR L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 6 2 24:10
Mar 1, 2009 vs FLA L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 20:38
Feb 28, 2009 @ BOS W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 22:40
Feb 26, 2009 vs ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 5 2 25:28
Feb 24, 2009 vs PHI L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 9 2 25:12
Feb 22, 2009 vs PIT W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 9 5 18:36
Feb 20, 2009 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 5 23:31
Feb 18, 2009 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 1 25:33
Feb 15, 2009 @ FLA W 4-2 3 0 3 2 0 8 1 18:21
Feb 14, 2009 @ TBL W 5-1 1 0 1 1 2 5 2 17:32
Feb 11, 2009 @ NYR L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 5 13 20:37
Feb 7, 2009 vs FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 12 3 20:41
Feb 5, 2009 vs LAK L 4-5 1 0 1 -1 0 9 3 23:06
Feb 3, 2009 @ NJD W 5-2 0 2 2 -1 0 1 2 19:17
Feb 1, 2009 vs OTT W 7-4 3 0 3 1 0 4 3 20:48
Jan 31, 2009 vs DET W 4-2 2 0 2 0 0 5 5 20:42
Jan 27, 2009 @ BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 9 7 20:56
Jan 20, 2009 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 24:17
Jan 19, 2009 @ NYI W 2-1 (OT) 2 0 2 0 2 8 0 23:43
Jan 17, 2009 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 24:34
Jan 14, 2009 @ PIT W 6-3 2 1 3 2 0 10 3 23:00
Jan 13, 2009 vs EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 26:05
Jan 10, 2009 @ MTL L 4-5 0 1 1 0 2 8 1 22:44
Jan 9, 2009 vs CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 4 12 4 28:21
Jan 6, 2009 vs PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 28:07
Jan 3, 2009 vs NYR W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 9 3 27:23
Jan 1, 2009 vs TBL W 7-4 1 2 3 0 2 4 3 22:26
Dec 30, 2008 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:35
Dec 28, 2008 vs TOR W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 7 0 20:08
Dec 26, 2008 vs BUF W 3-2 1 0 1 2 2 8 3 24:04
Dec 23, 2008 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 2 1 3 -1 0 13 4 22:02
Dec 20, 2008 @ PHI L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 12 6 23:09
Dec 18, 2008 vs STL W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 7 5 22:18
Dec 16, 2008 @ NYI W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 2 0 6 3 24:13
Dec 13, 2008 @ MTL W 2-1 0 1 1 0 4 3 3 19:20
Dec 12, 2008 vs OTT W 5-1 2 0 2 1 2 9 0 21:42
Dec 10, 2008 vs BOS W 3-1 1 1 2 0 2 5 4 19:44
Dec 7, 2008 @ CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 -3 0 11 4 27:18
Dec 6, 2008 @ TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 1 4 7 6 23:17
Dec 4, 2008 vs NYI W 5-2 1 2 3 0 4 11 0 19:22
Dec 2, 2008 vs FLA L 3-5 0 1 1 -2 2 7 4 25:55
Nov 29, 2008 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 6 4 25:18
Nov 28, 2008 vs MTL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 7 8 21:50
Nov 26, 2008 vs ATL W 5-3 3 1 4 2 0 6 2 21:32
Nov 24, 2008 @ MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 6 4 25:42
Nov 22, 2008 @ SJS L 2-7 0 1 1 -2 2 3 10 24:33
Nov 20, 2008 @ LAK L 2-5 0 1 1 -4 2 5 7 22:05
Nov 19, 2008 @ ANA W 6-4 1 3 4 1 4 6 2 24:03
Nov 15, 2008 @ NJD L 5-6 (SO) 2 1 3 3 0 12 3 24:39
Nov 14, 2008 vs NJD W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 22:03
Nov 12, 2008 @ CAR W 5-1 1 2 3 4 0 5 1 18:03
Nov 10, 2008 vs TBL W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 6 4 19:25
Nov 8, 2008 vs NYR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 21:50
Nov 6, 2008 vs CAR W 3-2 0 3 3 3 0 2 7 22:21
Nov 4, 2008 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 21:12
Oct 25, 2008 @ DAL W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 24:10
Oct 23, 2008 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 21:42
Oct 21, 2008 @ CGY L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 7 24:48
Oct 18, 2008 vs NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 6 3 28:30
Oct 16, 2008 @ PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 25:50
Oct 13, 2008 vs VAN W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 23:23
Oct 11, 2008 vs CHI W 4-2 2 0 2 2 2 6 1 24:46
Oct 10, 2008 @ ATL L 4-7 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 23:02