The Russian scorer, who sits just nine goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record, revealed in an interview with Sport-Express' Igor Rabiner that he does not expect to sign another extension with Washington. “I don’t think so,” Ovechkin told Rabiner when asked if he could stay with the Capitals beyond 2026.

Alexander Ovechkin is 11 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Partnering with the NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative and The V Foundation, Ovechkin's campaign will donate money to pediatric cancer research matching his career goal total,

Alex Ovechkin pulled to within eight of tying Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record and the Capitals capitalized late to beat the Kraken 4-2 on Sunday.