Chants of '1 more year' follow Ovechkin off the ice as retirement decision looms
Alex Ovechkin hasn't decided if his final NHL game was Tuesday night. Ovechkin assisted on Jakob Chychrun's go-ahead goal during the third period of the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ovechkin — who led the Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018 — is in the final season of his contract.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Ovechkin hasn't decided if his final NHL game was Tuesday night. If it was, the Russian superstar made sure he got on the scoresheet. Ovechkin assisted on Jakob Chychrun's go-ahead goal during the third period of the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
“It’s pretty cool. We tried to win, and we tried to finish the season on a good note,” he said. Ovechkin — who led the Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018 — is in the final season of his contract.
He has continued to reiterate that he will take some time to ponder if he will retire after 21 seasons and 1,573 regular-season games. “I'm going to stay a little bit in D. C.
I don't know when we're going to fly (back to Russia). ... I'll talk with Carbs (coach Spencer Carbery), CP (general manager Chris Patrick), my family and go from there," Ovechkin said during his 3-minute postgame remarks.