
Alex Ovechkin
Washington Capitals · LW · #8- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 238 lb
- Age
- 40
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Moscow, RUS
- Draft
- 2004 WSH · R1 #1
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 51 GP tracked · 15h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1061 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$9.50M
cap hit
$8.30M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$1.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Ovechkin | 82 | Sniper | 64 P · 82 GP | $9.50M | $8.30M | D−$1.2M | this player |
Dylan Guenther | 85 | Sniper | 73 P · 79 GP | $7.14M | $9.36M | A+$2.2M | 88% |
Matthew Tkachuk | 87 | Top-Six Threat | 34 P · 31 GP | $9.50M | $10.09M | C+$0.6M | 84% |
Andrei Svechnikov | 83 | Sniper | 70 P · 79 GP | $7.75M | $8.65M | B+$0.9M | 83% |
Kevin Fiala | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 40 P · 56 GP | $7.88M | $7.61M | C−$0.3M | 82% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Dylan Strome · 17 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Alex’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ UTA
3P
3G 0A
@ UTA 03-26
3G 0A · 5 shots · 18:27 TOI
@ VGK
1P
0G 1A
@ VGK 03-28
0G 1A · 2 shots · 17:35 TOI
vs PHI
2P
2G 0A
vs PHI 03-31
2G 0A · 3 shots · 15:44 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-02
0G 0A · 4 shots · 18:05 TOI
vs BUF
2P
0G 2A
vs BUF 04-04
0G 2A · 4 shots · 17:01 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 04-05
0G 0A · 3 shots · 17:26 TOI
@ TOR
0P
0G 0A
@ TOR 04-08
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:36 TOI
@ PIT
1P
1G 0A
@ PIT 04-11
1G 0A · 7 shots · 14:59 TOI
vs PIT
1P
0G 1A
vs PIT 04-12
0G 1A · 3 shots · 16:11 TOI
@ CBJ
1P
0G 1A
@ CBJ 04-14
0G 1A · 4 shots · 18:48 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 7 of 32 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 37 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 20 blocks · 0 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Washington Capitals | 81 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 46 | 46 | 92 | -19 |
| 2007-08 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 65 | 47 | 112 | 28 |
| 2008-09 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 56 | 54 | 110 | 8 |
| 2009-10 | Washington Capitals | 72 | 50 | 59 | 109 | 45 |
| 2010-11 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 24 |
| 2011-12 | Washington Capitals | 78 | 38 | 27 | 65 | -8 |
| 2012-13 | Washington Capitals | 48 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Washington Capitals | 78 | 51 | 28 | 79 | -35 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 81 | 53 | 28 | 81 | 10 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 50 | 21 | 71 | 21 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 81 | 51 | 38 | 89 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 68 | 48 | 19 | 67 | -12 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 45 | 24 | 18 | 42 | -7 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 77 | 50 | 40 | 90 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 73 | 42 | 33 | 75 | -16 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 31 | 34 | 65 | -22 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 65 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 15 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 32 | 32 | 64 | -5 |
| Career | 1 team | 1573 | 929 | 758 | 1687 | 55 |













