Nicklas Backstrom names his favorite assist on an Alex Ovechkin goal
Nicklas Backstrom's favorite apple on an Alex Ovechkin goal came on the same day of his favorite moment with his longtime running…
82
GAMES PLAYED
32
GOALS
32
ASSISTS
64
POINTS
17.4
AVG TOI
Player Rating
89
Percentile among forwards
Goal %
55%
77th percentile among
forwards
Expected Goal %
51%
64th percentile among
forwards
Shot Attempt %
50%
63rd percentile among
forwards
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 |
| Career | — | 1573 | 929 | 758 | 1687 | 20.4 | 7108 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
Alex Ovechkin: On-ice rates 2025-26
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Alex Ovechkin: Player rating per season
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