Alex Ovechkin will reportedly be back in the Washington, DC area on September 10.
After TASS confirmed last week that the Washington Capitals captain had “early September” travel plans, Match TV released the latest report with the specific date.
“Alexander is currently training in Moscow, continuing his preparations for the NHL season,” an unnamed source told the Russian outlet, as translated by Google Translate. “Everything is going according to plan. He’ll head to North America on September 10.”
While the start of Capitals training camp is still weeks away, a handful of the club’s players have already returned to the area for informal skates at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. The team’s first preseason game is scheduled for September 20.
The 2026-27 campaign will be Ovechkin’s 22nd in the NHL with the Capitals. The league’s all-time leading goal scorer signed a one-year contract with the Caps in early July, postponing his retirement for at least one more season.
Ovechkin is just 10 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky’s combined goals record, which includes markers in both the regular season and playoffs. He finished last season with 1,006 career combined goals while Gretzky owns the record with 1,016.
While he will be 41 at the start of the year, Ovechkin will still not be the oldest, or even the second-oldest, player in the league.
