CAPITALS · NO. 8

Alex Ovechkin

OVI · WASHINGTON CAPITALS

The greatest goal scorer in hockey history. Alex Ovechkin chased down Wayne Gretzky's 894 and made the record his own — one slapshot from the left circle at a time — and brought Washington its only Stanley Cup in 2018.

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Washington Capitals · Ovechkin #8

895+NHL Record Goals

1×Stanley Cup

9×Rocket Richard

3×Hart Trophy

Player Profile

The essential facts about Alex Ovechkin.

Full NameAlexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin

BornSeptember 17, 1985 · Moscow, Russia

PositionLeft Wing · No. 8

Draft2004 · Round 1 · Pick 1

TeamCapitals

NicknameOvi / The Great 8

Career Timeline

From prodigy to superstar.

2004

The No. 1 Pick

A Russian teenager with a shot nobody had seen — Washington's franchise-changing pick.

2005–2015

The Goal Machine

Nine Rocket Richard trophies as the league's most feared scorer.

2018

The Cup

Washington's first championship — Ovi hoisting it after 13 years of October heartbreak.

2025

895 & Counting

Passed Gretzky — the record once called untouchable now belongs to No. 8.

Honours & Achievements

A cabinet built on greatness.

895+

NHL All-Time Goals

Broke Gretzky's record in 2025

9×

Rocket Richard Trophy

Most in NHL history

1×

Stanley Cup Champion

2018

3×

Hart Trophy

2008 · 2009 · 2013

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