It became known about Washington's possible steps to save Ovechkin.

National Hockey League (NHL) Club Washington Capitals intends to release part of the salary cap limit in order to continue cooperation with Alexander Ovechkin. This was reported by journalist Elliott Friedman on June 25.

"Regarding the future of Ovechkin and the Capitals, I think they will probably take one or two more steps to free up some space under the salary cap and ensure that they can keep it," Friedman was quoted by the NHL Rumour Report on the social network X.

Ovechkin turned 40 years old. The 2025/26 season was the 21st in the NHL for the hockey player and the final one under the current contract with Washington. At the same time, Ovechkin has been playing for this team since the very beginning of his career in the league.

Significant pause: Ovechkin reflects on continuing his career in the NHL

Will the star sniper stay in Washington and what determines his decision?

Brian McLellan, President of hockey Operations for the Washington Capitals, announced on April 20 that Ovechkin has a tremendous impact on the team. It was noted that the current agreement of the 40-year-old hockey player with Washington is calculated until the end of the 2025/26 season. Ovechkin himself had previously announced that he would decide on the future of his career in the summer.

The Russian Machine Never Breaks portal reported on May 12 that Ovechkin received a PhD in pedagogical sciences. In his dissertation, the hockey player analyzed the differences in the training of young athletes in Russia and North America.