"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 as we look back at an incredible career."
"Alex Ovechkin's resume is littered with highlight-reel goals and blistering shots from his office, jaw-dropping moments and end-to-end rushes. There are also a fair number of empty-net goals - more than anyone in history, actually, nine more than Wayne Gretzky. What does that tell us? That coaches trust the big man to be on the ice in a close game, playing smart defense on what is essentially a penalty-killing situation, and he still manages to do some damage."
"Not only did it secure the win for the Caps against their division rival, and cap off a three-point night for the captain (he also had assists on two of the team's three power-play goals - remember those??), but it also went in the books as his 400th career goal. It took him just 634 games to get there, the sixth-fastest in NHL history to hit the milestone, and at the time was the 89th player in history to hit 400."
Alex Ovechkin recorded his 400th career goal on December 20, 2013, while the Washington Capitals visited the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh. The goal came as an empty-netter late in a 3-2 game after a prolonged defensive sequence against the Hurricanes' 6-on-5 attack. Martin Erat blocked a shot and passed to Nicklas Backstrom, who found Ovechkin streaking up center ice and outskating Eric Staal to score. The goal completed Ovechkin's three-point night, including two power-play assists, and secured the win. Ovechkin reached 400 goals in 634 games, the sixth-fastest pace and the 89th player to reach the milestone.
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