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!
20 years and 898 goals ago, Alex Ovechkin was a fresh-faced 20-year-old set to make his NHL debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Caps fans – and the rest of the league – had to wait a year to see the kid the Caps drafted first overall back in the summer of 2004…and the big man did not disappoint.