Alex Ovechkin will play nine more games in Canada

Alex Ovechkin says the 202627 NHL season will be his last. The Washington Capitals captain shared the news with teammates on Monday, according to The Canadian Press. The 41yearold, who is the NHL’s alltime leading goal scorer, is scheduled to play nine more games in Canada before he retires. His final season in Canadian markets will include visits with the Capitals to Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Ottawa will host Washington on Nov. 10, and the Senators will later visit Washington on Jan. 2 before Ovechkin’s final regularseason game in Canada on April 8. The Capitals’ Western Canada trip includes games in Edmonton on Dec. 3, Calgary on Dec. 5 and Vancouver on Dec. 7. Toronto and Montreal will also get home games against Washington later in the season.