NHL-Goal-scoring leader Ovechkin says 2026-27 season will be his last

‌Washington Capitals ​captain ‌Alex Ovechkin will retire after the ‌2026-27 NHL ‌season, the league's all-time goal-scoring ⁠leader ​said ⁠on Monday, calling ⁠time on his ​career after more ⁠than two ⁠decades.

(Reporting ​by Amy Tennery in ⁠New York ⁠and Frank ⁠Pingue in Toronto ‌Editing ‌by Tomasz ​Janowski)