For NHL Wraparound, week of Oct. 5
Ovechkin's quiet power play
In 2025-26, Alex Ovechkin scored more empty-net goals (7) than power-play goals (5), his fewest power-play goals in any of his 21 completed seasons.
Ovechkin's 32 goals in 2025-26
How each one was scored
At evens
goalie in net
20Empty net
tied 2nd in NHL
7Power play
career low
5
Power-play goals in a season
Ovechkin, regular season, 2005-06 to 2025-26
2014-15
career high
25Average
per season
15.82025-26
career low
5
BallDontLie data. Through 2025-26: 929 goals, 331 on the power play, in 1,573 games. About 1 in 16 NHL goals in 2025-26 went into an empty net; for Ovechkin, more than 1 in 5.
Made for NHL Wraparound, the podcast with Vic and Neil. Every number is from BallDontLie data.
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