#8 · Left Wing

Alex Ovechkin

Age: 41
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 238 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Moscow, RUS

GP: 6
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: +1
SOG: 10

Drafted 2004 · Round 1, #1 overall (WSH)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	1	0	1
A	1	2	3-2
P	2	2	4-2
SOG	10	11	15-5
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	+1	+2	+5-4
PIM	0	2	2-2
TOI/GP	14:03	17:16−3:13	17:50−3:47
SH%	10.0	0.0+10.0	6.7+3.3

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Ovechkin is shooting 10.0% (1 on 10 shots) against 14.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.4 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.4).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 41.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 35.8; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -9.8; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.171; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.4; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.4; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 77.8; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 10:01; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

29 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Ovechkin is used

#8 · L · Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 14:19; 10:01 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 77.8%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 35.8%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 41.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Ovechkin53.7s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Ovechkin30%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Dylan Strome28.6 min together44%shot attempts

Jakob Chychrun21.7 min together32%shot attempts

Cole Hutson18.1 min together55%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Washington Capitals	6	1	1	2	+1	0	0	10	10.0	14:03
2025–26	Washington Capitals	82	32	32	64	-5	26	5	244	13.1	17:27
2024–25	Washington Capitals	65	44	29	73	+15	14	14	237	18.6	17:43
2024–25 (P)	Washington Capitals	10	5	1	6	0	6	3	33	15.2	17:01
2023–24	Washington Capitals	79	31	34	65	-22	20	13	272	11.4	19:13
2023–24 (P)	Washington Capitals	4	0	0	0	-2	0	0	5	0.0	19:35
2022–23	Washington Capitals	73	42	33	75	-16	48	14	294	14.3	20:12
2021–22	Washington Capitals	77	50	40	90	+8	18	16	334	15.0	20:34
2021–22 (P)	Washington Capitals	6	1	5	6	-3	0	1	19	5.3	18:33
2020–21	Washington Capitals	45	24	18	42	-7	12	9	182	13.2	19:30
2020–21 (P)	Washington Capitals	5	2	2	4	-2	2	2	20	10.0	21:57
2019–20	Washington Capitals	68	48	19	67	-12	30	13	311	15.4	20:40
2019–20 (P)	Washington Capitals	8	4	1	5	-1	2	1	30	13.3	21:13
2018–19	Washington Capitals	81	51	38	89	+7	40	18	338	15.1	20:55
2018–19 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	4	5	9	-2	19	3	22	18.2	21:49
2017–18	Washington Capitals	82	49	38	87	+3	32	17	355	13.8	20:09
2017–18 (P)	Washington Capitals	24	15	12	27	+8	8	6	99	15.2	20:44
2016–17	Washington Capitals	82	33	36	69	+6	50	17	313	10.5	18:22
2016–17 (P)	Washington Capitals	13	5	3	8	-4	8	2	49	10.2	19:30
2015–16	Washington Capitals	79	50	21	71	+21	53	19	398	12.6	20:19
2015–16 (P)	Washington Capitals	12	5	7	12	+3	2	3	62	8.1	21:19
2014–15	Washington Capitals	81	53	28	81	+10	58	25	395	13.4	20:20
2014–15 (P)	Washington Capitals	14	5	4	9	-3	6	1	61	8.2	19:57
2013–14	Washington Capitals	78	51	28	79	-35	48	24	386	13.2	20:33
2012–13	Washington Capitals	48	32	24	56	+2	36	16	220	14.5	20:53
2012–13 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	1	1	2	-2	4	1	30	3.3	20:44
2011–12	Washington Capitals	78	38	27	65	-8	26	13	303	12.5	19:48
2011–12 (P)	Washington Capitals	14	5	4	9	-2	8	2	50	10.0	19:51
2010–11	Washington Capitals	79	32	53	85	+24	41	7	367	8.7	21:22
2010–11 (P)	Washington Capitals	9	5	5	10	-1	10	1	34	14.7	23:30
2009–10	Washington Capitals	72	50	59	109	+45	89	13	368	13.6	21:48
2009–10 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	5	5	10	+5	0	1	34	14.7	23:06
2008–09	Washington Capitals	79	56	54	110	+8	72	19	528	10.6	23:00
2008–09 (P)	Washington Capitals	14	11	10	21	+10	8	3	90	12.2	23:21
2007–08	Washington Capitals	82	65	47	112	+28	40	22	446	14.6	23:06
2007–08 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	4	5	9	-1	0	1	37	10.8	24:03
2006–07	Washington Capitals	82	46	46	92	-19	52	16	392	11.7	21:23
2005–06	Washington Capitals	81	52	54	106	+2	52	21	425	12.2	21:37

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CAR	0	0	0	0	2	13:02
Sun, Oct 11	vsSEA	1	0	1	0	3	16:56
Fri, Oct 9	vsNYR	0	0	0	0	2	13:57
Wed, Oct 7	vsPIT	0	0	0	+1	2	14:05
Sat, Oct 3	@TBL	0	0	0	-1	0	13:34
Fri, Oct 2	@CAR	0	1	1	+1	1	12:46

	Team / League										TOI
2018–19	Russia · WC	10	2	1	3	+6	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Russia · EHT	2	1	3	4	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Russia · WCup	4	1	2	3	+1	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Russia · WC-A	6	1	1	2	+3	2	0	23	–	–
2014–15	Russia · WC-A	2	1	1	2	+1	0	0	6	–	–
2013–14	Russia · Olympics	5	1	1	2	+2	0	0	24	–	–
2013–14	Russia · WC-A	9	4	7	11	+6	8	2	52	–	–
2012–13	Dynamo Moscow · KHL	31	19	21	40	+13	14	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Russia · WC-A	1	1	1	2	-2	0	0	–	–	–
2011–12	Russia · WC-A	3	2	2	4	+5	2	0	–	–	–
2010–11	Russia · WC-A	5	0	0	0	-3	4	0	–	–	–
2009–10	Russia · Olympics	4	2	2	4	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Russia · WC-A	9	5	1	6	–	4	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Russia · WC-A	9	6	6	12	–	8	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Russia · WC-A	8	1	2	3	–	29	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Russia · Olympics	8	5	0	5	–	8	–	–	–	–
2005–06	Russia · WC-A	7	6	3	9	–	6	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	37	13	13	26	–	32	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Russia · WJC-A	6	7	4	11	–	4	–	–	–	–
2004–05	Russia · WC-A	8	5	3	8	–	4	–	–	–	–
2004–05 (P)	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	10	2	4	6	–	31	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	53	13	11	24	–	40	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Russia · WJC-A	6	5	2	7	–	0	–	–	–	–
2003–04	Russia · WC-A	6	1	1	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2003–04 (P)	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	3	0	0	0	0	2	–	0	0.0	–
2003–04	Russia · W-Cup	2	1	0	1	+2	0	0	3	3333.0	–
2002–03	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	40	8	7	15	–	28	–	–	–	–
2002–03	Russia · WJC-A	6	6	1	7	–	4	–	–	–	–
2002–03	Russia · WJ18-A	6	9	4	13	–	8	–	–	–	–
2002–03 (P)	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	5	0	0	0	0	2	–	0	0.0	–
2001–02	Dyn'o Moscow 2 · Russia-3	19	18	8	26	–	20	–	–	–	–
2001–02	Russia · WJ18-A	8	14	4	18	–	0	–	–	–	–
2001–02	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	22	2	2	4	–	4	–	–	–	–
2001–02 (P)	Dynamo Moscow · Russia	3	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2000–01	Russia U17 · EYOF	4	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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