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Ovechkin's One-Year Deal Says 1,000 Isn't This Season's Story

Ovechkin re-signed at 40 with 929 goals and a nation counting to 1,000. But he signed for one year, and the math on 71 goals says the chase everyone is selling can't finish in 2026-27.

Capitals by the numbers

2026-27 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-10-23. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams

5-4-0Record
10Points
21stNHL rank
3.33GF / GP
3.22GA / GP
20.0PP%
80.0PK%
50.9FO%

Possession · 5-on-5

Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2026-27, 165 regular-season games. Where a rank is shown it is among the 32 clubs, 1st = best. PDO and zone starts carry none: a high PDO means hot rather than good, and zone starts are how a club is deployed rather than how well it plays. All 32 teams

46.6CF%24th of 32 · Share of shot attempts
47.5FF%23rd of 32 · Unblocked attempts
102.6PDOShooting % + save %, 100 is neutral
43.3OZS%Share of zone faceoffs in the attacking end

Skaters

Capitals skaters, 2026-27 · by points
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PPP	S	TOI/GP
Ryan Leonard	R	9	4	4	8	+1	2	22	14:13
Alex Tuch	R	9	5	2	7	+3	0	24	18:48
Dylan Strome	C	9	1	5	6	+1	1	19	16:59
Jordan Kyrou	R	9	2	4	6	-7	3	12	13:39
Boone Jenner	C	9	4	1	5	-1	0	24	15:59
Cole Hutson	D	9	2	3	5	-1	2	22	18:50
Ilya Protas	L	9	1	4	5	-1	1	8	12:03
Jakob Chychrun	D	9	1	4	5	-1	3	27	24:38
Tom Wilson	R	9	2	3	5	-1	0	19	18:38
Alex Ovechkin	L	9	1	3	4	+2	0	13	14:12
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	4	1	3	4	+4	0	6	17:06
Vincent Desharnais	D	9	0	3	3	+9	0	3	19:25
Aliaksei Protas	L	9	0	2	2	-3	0	9	15:51
Anthony Beauvillier	R	9	1	1	2	+2	0	9	11:51
Justin Holl	D	3	2	0	2	+1	0	2	12:59
Ivan Miroshnichenko	L	3	1	0	1	+1	1	1	11:03
Jonny Brodzinski	C	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	9:23
Justin Sourdif	C	7	1	0	1	-2	0	6	13:24
Martin Fehervary	D	9	0	1	1	+1	0	2	21:58
Timothy Liljegren	D	9	1	0	1	0	0	5	17:46
Dylan McIlrath	D	3	0	0	0	-2	0	0	6:22
Ethen Frank	R	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	9:43
Matt Roy	D	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	18:07

Goalies

Capitals goalies, 2026-27
Goalie	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
Logan Thompson	7	7	4	3	0	.901	2.90	0
Charlie Lindgren	2	2	1	1	0	.897	3.06	0

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Capitals on NHL EDGE

Puck and player tracking, 2026-27 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams

22.9mphTop skating speed23rd of 32league avg 23.2
5Shots over 90 mph15th of 32league avg not published
173Bursts over 20 mph30th of 32league avg 238
399.3miDistance skated29th of 32league avg 470.4
93.3mphTop shot speed26th of 32league avg 95.4
241Shots on goal26th of 32league avg 282
12.4%Shooting %10th of 32league avg 11.3
38.3%Offensive-zone time30th of 32league avg 41.0
43.7%Defensive-zone time29th of 32league avg 41.0