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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's record goalscorer, enters the 2026-27 campaign on a one-year deal, with some fans predicting it might be his last. He is among this season's storylines.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's record goalscorer, enters the 2026-27 campaign on a one-year deal, with some fans predicting it might be his last.
He is among this season's storylines. The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.
The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, 41, has repeatedly danced around the issue of retirement following the upcoming season. Alexander Ovechkin signed a one-year contract to stay with the Washington Capitals this season, which some fans predict may be his last. The 41-year-old Russian has repeatedly danced around the issue, most recently at his team's pre-season media day, where he cheekily told reporters: "I'm focusing right now on training camp - I have to make the team!
"The prodigious Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has two years left on his contract as he chases an elusive Stanley Cup at the height of his powers. The 29-year-old has come heartbreakingly close to ending a longstanding Canadian drought for the NHL's top prize, losing in the championship series to the Florida Panthers in 2024 and 2025.
They will start the season without forward Seth Jarvis, after he underwent shoulder surgery in the off-season, relying on the stability of two-way center Sebastian Aho. The Winnipeg Jets generated all the wrong kind of buzz ahead of the season, as their talismanic goaltender Connor Hellebuyck publiclyMultiple teams have surfaced in the NHL rumour mill as potential landing places for Hellebuyck, who played the hero in the United States'over Canada at the Milano-Cortina Olympics, a worrying sign for fans after the team finished second-to-last in their division last season.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk, 27, in a blockbuster trade in the off-season, seeing him join brother Matthew, 28, on the perennial powerhouse team. The pair worked nicely together on and off the ice in Milano Cortina, bringing extra chemistry to the eventual Olympic champions United States as they combined for the team's opening goal of the Games.
"We don't want to be just attached at the hip and just be us two everywhere," Brady told reporters ahead of the season. "We're still our own individual people and for myself it's just getting to know every single person in this organization. I mean, of course, we're always going to gravitate toward each other.
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