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Eliminated Capitals expect Ovechkin to be back

Greg Wyshynski

created: May 16, 2025, 1:14 p.m. | updated: May 16, 2025, 6:33 p.m.

Open Extended ReactionsWASHINGTON -- Capitals coach Spencer Carbery expects captain Alex Ovechkin, who will turn 40 in September, to be back with the team for his 21st NHL season. "I thought 'O' was great in playoffs," Carbery said. Overall in the playoffs, Ovechkin had five goals and an assist in 10 games, with all but one goal coming in Washington's five-game, first-round series win over the Montreal Canadiens. Carbery cited Ovechkin's overtime goal in Game 1 against the Canadiens as a critical moment in the postseason. But Ovechkin would score only one other even-strength goal in the playoffs, and none against the Hurricanes.

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