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3 days ago
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin Makes Big Career Decision: Report
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin Makes Big Career Decision: Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After breaking the legendary Wayne Gretzky's longstanding record for most career goals, few would blame Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin if he decided to call it a career. Advertisement There has been plenty of speculation about what the future holds for the 39-year-old Russian, and Capitals fans got a little scare last week when an email sent out referring to the 2025-26 season as Ovechkin's last — a decision the team quickly addressed as inaccurate. 'No decision has been made on Alex Ovechkin's future following the 2025-26 NHL season. An email was sent from an individual with the corporate sales department that mistakenly alluded to next year being Alex Ovechkin's final year,' the team wrote on X. Though Ovechkin has yet to make an official decision about how many more years—if any—he plans to play in the NHL, the three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner (NHL MVP award) has reportedly decided when his next hockey game will be, and it's sooner than some fans might think. Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring career goal 888 at Capital One Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images In a recent interview with Russian news outlet Match TV, Utah Mammoth defenseman and fellow countryman Mikhail Sergachev disclosed that Ovechkin will play in the second annual 'Match of the Year' between all-stars from the NHL and the Russian Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on July 13. Advertisement Ovechkin's reported decision is a big one given it could be the final time he plays in international competition given the Russian national team has been banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, due to the country's ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The first iteration of the NHL-KHL exhibition happened last year at CSKA Arena in Moscow and ended in an 8-8 tie, but Ovechkin made quite an impact, scoring the game's first goal and winning MVP. Ovechkin, who scored 44 goals and 73 points in 65 games this season, is back in Russia for the offseason having flown back at the end of May after the Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. Next year is the last on Ovechkin's contract with the Capitals. Barring a contract extension being signed between now and next offseason, Ovechkin will hit unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2026. Advertisement Ovechkin has expressed a desire to finish his professional hockey career with Dynamo Moscow, the KHL team he began his career with and played for back in the 2012-13 season during the NHL lockout. Related: Sidney Crosby Sends 6-Word Alex Ovechkin Warning After Capitals Season Ends This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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25-04-2025
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Kevin Stenlund Has His Day With The Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is a coveted prize for any hockey player across the world. So, when you get your day with it after you've won the Cup, you've got to do it right. In the case of newly signed Utah Hockey Club forward Kevin Stenlund, he brought the Cup back to where he first dreamed of lifting Lord Stanley. Advertisement The Swede, who inked a two-year deal to join the new expansion franchise on the first day of free agency, took the Cup to his hometown of Tumba, Sweden, in what was a full-circle moment for him. Related: Utah Adds Three-Depth Pieces On Opening Day of Free Agency You can imagine how cool it was for everyone in that rink to get a chance to even look at Lord Stanley, but only Stenlund can touch it after surviving a seven-game war with the pesky Edmonton Oilers to get his mitts on it this past June. Of course, he'll now join defencemen Mikhail Sergachev (2020, 2021) and Ian Cole (2016, 2017) as a Stanley Cup winner on the Utah squad, and that experience should work wonders for the club this season. Advertisement Related: "It's Pretty Amazing": Mikhail Sergachev Officially Introduced In Utah Related: Ian Cole Is Excited To Get To Work With Utah
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28-03-2025
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Utah Hockey Club's Projected Lineup Tonight vs. Florida Panthers
© Rob Gray-Imagn Images The Utah Hockey Club hosts the Florida Panthers tonight at the Amerant Bank Arena at 5:00 P.M. MT / 7:00 P.M. EST. Here are the projected lineups for Utah HC, please note these are subject to change. Utah projected lineup Clayton Keller - Logan Cooley - Nick Schmaltz Michael Carcone - Barrett Hayton - Dylan Guenther Lawson Crouse - Jack McBain - Josh Doan Alexander Kerfoot - Kevin Stenlund - Nick Bjugstad Advertisement Mikhail Sergachev - John Marino Ian Cole - Sean Durzi Olli Maatta - Michael Kesselring Karel Vejmelka Matt Villalta Scratched: Mattias Maccelli, Nick DeSimone, Kailer Yamamoto Injured: Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), Liam O'Brien (lower body) Where to watch: You can watch it on Utah 16 and Utah HC+. Utah Hockey Club vs. Florida Panthers Game Preview Utah Hockey Club vs. Florida Panthers Game Preview The Utah Hockey Club hosts the Florida Panthers tonight at the Amerant Bank Arena at 5:00 P.M. MT / 7:00 P.M. EST. This is the second and final meeting of the season between these two clubs. Utah HC Makes Roster Moves Ahead Of Game Against Panthers Utah HC Makes Roster Moves Ahead Of Game Against Panthers The Utah Hockey Club has announced that they have recalled goalie Matt Villalta from the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners. In a corresponding move, they have sent down Jaxson Stauber to the Roadrunners. Sergachev's Tampa Homecoming Spoiled by Utah HC's Worst Loss in Franchise History Sergachev's Tampa Homecoming Spoiled by Utah HC's Worst Loss in Franchise History When Mikhail Sergachev was welcomed back by the Tampa crowd, where he won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning, it gave the city a long-awaited chance to show its appreciation for him.
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19-03-2025
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Sabres in action against the Utah Hockey Club following overtime win
Buffalo Sabres (27-33-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (30-27-11, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Utah Hockey Club after the Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime. Utah has gone 13-13-7 at home and 30-27-11 overall. The Utah Hockey Club have a -12 scoring differential, with 190 total goals scored and 202 given up. Buffalo has a 27-33-6 record overall and a 10-19-3 record on the road. The Sabres have an 11-16-4 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents. Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Utah Hockey Club won 5-2 in the previous meeting. TOP PERFORMERS: Clayton Keller has scored 24 goals with 51 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Mikhail Sergachev has one goal and six assists over the past 10 games. Tage Thompson has 34 goals and 25 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has scored six goals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Utah Hockey Club: 5-3-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game. Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 3.8 assists, 5.3 penalties and 18.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game. INJURIES: Utah Hockey Club: None listed. Sabres: None listed. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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19-03-2025
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Sabres in action against the Utah Hockey Club following overtime win
Buffalo Sabres (27-33-6, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Utah Hockey Club (30-27-11, in the Central Division) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres visit the Utah Hockey Club after the Sabres defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime. Utah has gone 13-13-7 at home and 30-27-11 overall. The Utah Hockey Club have a -12 scoring differential, with 190 total goals scored and 202 given up. Buffalo has a 27-33-6 record overall and a 10-19-3 record on the road. The Sabres have an 11-16-4 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents. Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Utah Hockey Club won 5-2 in the previous meeting. TOP PERFORMERS: Clayton Keller has scored 24 goals with 51 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Mikhail Sergachev has one goal and six assists over the past 10 games. Tage Thompson has 34 goals and 25 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has scored six goals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Utah Hockey Club: 5-3-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game. Sabres: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 3.8 assists, 5.3 penalties and 18.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game. ___
