Capitals' Alex Ovechkin 'pretty sure' he'll extend 21-year NHL career
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is set to hit free agency in July. File Photo by Archie Carpenter/UPI April 16 (UPI) -- Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is "pretty sure" the 2025-26 NHL campaign was not his last season, he told reporters Thursday. Uncertainty about Ovechkin's future built up throughout his 21st season, which ended with a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio.
"To be honest with you, I'm pretty sure it's not my last game," Ovechkin said at a news conference Thursday in Arlington, Va. "I hope it's not my last game, against Columbus. "I have to make a decision to see where we're at.
The team, family. Obviously, the family is going to support me, my wife and kids. The kids are already asking me, 'Dad, are you staying or no?
' And I tell them, 'We'll see. ' They're excited. They want me to come back.
They love the city. They love the team. They love the boys.