Alex Ovechkin

Steady
Depth

Points, 2026–27: 4; 1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.6; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 13:56; 11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 40.0; share of chances while he's on

Alex Ovechkin has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Washington Capitals in 2026–27, with 11 shots on goal and 13:56 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 46.3 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 26% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.1
Wins: −0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.11, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 26.1% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

−0.37 SD · 46th percentile · weight 13% · +0.0 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.0046th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.031th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 78 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs PIT
Wednesday, October 7
Volume
Alex Ovechkin had 9 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 2.5 attempts a game. The Capitals beat the Penguins 5-3.
at CBJ
Tuesday, April 14
Volume
Alex Ovechkin had 11 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 6.6 attempts a game. His 1.2 expected goals were the most of anyone who did not score that night. The Capitals beat the Blue Jackets 2-1.
at PIT
Saturday, April 11
Volume
Alex Ovechkin had 11 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 6.5. It finished 6-3 for the Capitals.
vs PHI
Tuesday, March 31
Two goals
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 31st goal of the season. The Capitals beat the Flyers 6-4.
at UTA
Thursday, March 26
Hat trick
Hat trick for Alex Ovechkin. He also had 11 shot attempts against an average of 6.4. He has 29 goals this season. The Capitals beat the Mammoth 7-4.
at MTL
Saturday, February 28
Two goals
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. He has 24 goals this season. He played 15:30 and had six shots on goal. The Capitals lost 6-2 to the Canadiens.
vs MTL
Tuesday, January 13
Ice time
Alex Ovechkin played 24:45, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 40 points in 47 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Capitals in overtime.
at NSH
Sunday, January 11
Streak
Alex Ovechkin has scored in 4 straight games. He has 20 goals this season. He played 19:26 and had two shots on goal. The Capitals fell 3-2 to the Predators.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game13:56
38
Points per 602.15
60
Goals per 600.54
38
Individual xG per 600.86
55
Shots per 605.9
47

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.45
49
xG against per 60, on ice3.67
3
xGF%40.0%
14

Physical

Hits per 605.9
63
Blocks per 601.1
17
Penalty minutes per 600.0
88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed19.1 mph
0
Bursts over 20 mph0
0
Distance skated16 mi
33

Shooting

Hardest shot93.3 mph
98
Shots on goal11
54
Shooting %9.1%
31

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.9%
40
Offensive zone time, even strength39.5%
30

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Aliaksei Protas, Ilya Protas	6	16:07	15–17	0.8–1.1	1–1	41%
Ivan Miroshnichenko, Ilya Protas	2	15:14	12–20	0.7–0.9	2–0	42%
Dylan Strome, Ryan Leonard	6	15:05	13–26	0.5–1.5	2–0	27%
Dylan Strome, Anthony Beauvillier	4	14:54	9–10	0.4–0.4	1–0	49%

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

03-2210-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	1	3	4	11	1.6	13:56	11	2	40.0
2025–26	82	32	32	64	244	36.5	17:27	134	21	50.5
2024–25	65	44	29	73	237	29.4	17:45	110	15	45.2
2023–24	79	31	34	65	272	29.6	19:13	162	31	46.1

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	13:57	0	1	1	0.19	0	0	0
2026-10-14	13:14	0	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-10-13	13:02	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0
2026-10-11	16:56	1	0	3	0.46	3	0	0
2026-10-09	13:57	0	0	2	0.23	2	0	0
2026-10-07	14:05	0	0	2	0.46	1	0	0
2026-10-03	13:34	0	0	0	0.01	3	1	0
2026-10-02	12:46	0	1	1	0.07	1	1	0
2026-04-14	18:48	0	1	4	1.24	1	0	0
2026-04-12	16:11	0	1	3	0.18	5	1	0
2026-04-11	14:59	1	0	7	1.34	0	0	0
2026-04-08	16:36	0	0	3	0.51	0	0	0
2026-04-05	17:26	0	0	3	0.19	2	0	0
2026-04-04	17:01	0	2	4	0.60	1	0	0
2026-04-02	18:05	0	0	4	0.31	4	0	0
2026-03-31	15:44	2	0	3	0.73	3	1	0
2026-03-28	17:35	0	1	2	0.27	0	0	0
2026-03-26	18:27	3	0	5	1.22	1	1	0
2026-03-24	14:31	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0
2026-03-22	18:45	1	0	3	0.25	2	0	2