Alex Ovechkin completed final summer workouts in Moscow and will fly back to Washington, DC on September 5. Close friend Gus posted an Instagram Story writing, "@nhl be ready beast coming soon." Videos show Ovechkin running and doing medicine ball work in the gym with personal trainer Pavel Burlachenko. Ovechkin scored 44 goals in his 20th NHL season despite missing a month with a broken leg. He became the NHL goals leader on April 6 and helped the Capitals finish with the best Eastern Conference record. He set age-related scoring milestones, added a playoff overtime record, and approaches 900 goals, 1,500 games, and a hits record.
Alex Ovechkin is doing his final workouts of the summer before flying back to Washington, DC on September 5. According to his close friend, Gus, Ovechkin's going to once again be a handful to play against this year, despite being weeks away from turning 40. "@nhl be ready beast coming soon," Gus wrote on his Instagram Story. The videos show Ovechkin running in Moscow and doing medicine ball work in the gym with his personal trainer, Pavel Burlachenko.
Ovechkin is coming off his 20th career NHL season, where he scored 44 goals - tied for third-most in the league - despite missing a month due to a broken leg. He became the new NHL goals king on April 6 and helped lead the Capitals to the best record in the Eastern Conference. Ovechkin's performance was especially notable considering his age.
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