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07/02 11:42 CDT Alex Ovechkin returning for a 22nd NHL season after re-signing
with the Capitals
Alex Ovechkin returning for a 22nd NHL season after re-signing with the Capitals
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) --- Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd NHL season after
re-signing with the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
The league's career goal-scoring record holder inked a deal with a $1 million
salary and bonuses worth an additional $8 million. Ovechkin turns 41 in
September.
Ovechkin has 929 goals after scoring 32 last season. The Russian superstar
broke Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894 goals in April 2025.
He had said in recent months he was waiting until the offseason to decide
whether to return or retire. Ovechkin in a news release sent out by the
Capitals declared, "I'm back."
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