We don’t know whether this will be Alex Ovechkin’s final season as a Washington Capital or not, but there’s never a bad time to reflect back on two decades of being treated to this amazing talent. So each game day throughout the 2025-26 season, we’re going to be picking an Ovechkin moment to remember against that day’s opponent as we look back at an incredible career.
It didn’t take long for fans to realize just how special Alex Ovechkin was as a player. By the midpoint of his rookie season, he’d already scored some incredible goals, made some huge hits, and generally established himself as an edge-of-your-seat kind of player.