You’ll never guess who’s leading the Capitals in five-on-five ice time — and other bizarre stats through three games
Three regular-season games don't tell much of a story, but with so many new faces and returning players taking on different roles,…
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Alex Ovechkin: Career stats
| Season | Team | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 06 | WSH | 20 | 81 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 21.6 | 425 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 07 | WSH | 21 | 82 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 21.4 | 392 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
| 2007-08 08 | WSH | 22 | 82 | 65 | 47 | 112 | 22.9 | 446 | 14.6 | 61.4 | 60.3 | 59.2 |
| 2008-09 09 | WSH | 23 | 79 | 56 | 54 | 110 | 23.0 | 528 | 10.6 | 54.5 | 57.4 | 54.6 |
| 2009-10 10 | WSH | 24 | 72 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 21.8 | 368 | 13.6 | 70.5 | 57.8 | 56.1 |
| 2010-11 11 | WSH | 25 | 79 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 21.4 | 367 | 8.7 | 57.7 | 53.9 | 55.4 |
| 2011-12 12 | WSH | 26 | 78 | 38 | 27 | 65 | 19.8 | 303 | 12.5 | 49.0 | 47.4 | 48.7 |
| 2012-13 13 | WSH | 27 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 20.9 | 220 | 14.5 | 53.6 | 49.2 | 50.8 |
| 2013-14 14 | WSH | 28 | 78 | 51 | 28 | 79 | 20.5 | 386 | 13.2 | 35.8 | 49.4 | 44.3 |
| 2014-15 15 | WSH | 29 | 81 | 53 | 28 | 81 | 20.3 | 395 | 13.4 | 51.9 | 53.7 | 53.0 |
| 2015-16 16 | WSH | 30 | 79 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 20.3 | 398 | 12.6 | 63.4 | 53.2 | 56.6 |
| 2016-17 17 | WSH | 31 | 82 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 18.4 | 313 | 10.5 | 57.8 | 50.3 | 48.6 |
| 2017-18 18 | WSH | 32 | 82 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 20.1 | 355 | 13.8 | 55.4 | 50.6 | 49.6 |
| 2018-19 19 | WSH | 33 | 81 | 51 | 38 | 89 | 20.9 | 338 | 15.1 | 56.3 | 49.1 | 45.3 |
| 2019-20 20 | WSH | 34 | 68 | 48 | 19 | 67 | 20.7 | 311 | 15.4 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 49.6 |
| 2020-21 21 | WSH | 35 | 45 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 19.5 | 182 | 13.2 | 56.1 | 48.1 | 47.3 |
| 2021-22 22 | WSH | 36 | 77 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 20.6 | 334 | 15.0 | 55.1 | 49.8 | 47.5 |
| 2022-23 23 | WSH | 37 | 73 | 42 | 33 | 75 | 20.2 | 294 | 14.3 | 49.1 | 49.4 | 48.3 |
| 2023-24 24 | WSH | 38 | 79 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 19.2 | 272 | 11.4 | 40.2 | 48.0 | 45.9 |
| 2024-25 25 | WSH | 39 | 65 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 17.7 | 237 | 18.6 | 59.0 | 48.7 | 45.4 |
| 2025-26 26 | WSH | 40 | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 17.4 | 244 | 13.1 | 55.6 | 50.3 | 51.4 |
| 2026-27 27 | WSH | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.6 | 5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 29.8 | 27.0 |
| Career | — | 1577 | 929 | 759 | 1688 | 20.4 | 7113 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
Alex Ovechkin: On-ice rates 2026-27
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Emoji placement represents the rate of events that happen, both by the player's team and their opponents, when the player is on the ice during five-on-five. Current season only.
Alex Ovechkin: Player rating per season
The player rating is a comparison of the player’s on-ice impact compared to other players in that position. The number is a weighted rolling average from previous seasons, and it ranges from 0 to 100.
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