Ovechkin signed a new contract with Washington

According to the press service of the Capitals, the agreement with the 35-year-old player is calculated until 2026.

The hockey player's salary will be $ 47.5 million.

Ovechkin has been playing for Washington since 2005, and his previous contract with the club expired at the end of last season.

In 2018, the Russian for the first time, together with Washington, became the winner of the playoffs of the National Hockey League and won the Stanley Cup.

Earlier, Ovechkin reacted to rumors about the possible exchange of Evgeny Kuznetsov from Washington.

𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋.

The Washington Capitals have re-signed captain Alex Ovechkin to a five-year, $ 47.5 million contract.

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