Capitals celebrate Ovechkin's 1,500 games and 900 goals with pregame ceremony

VIDEO SHOWS: WASHINGTON CAPITALS CELEBRATE ALEX OVECHKIN REACHING 1,500 GAMES PLAYED AND 900 GOALS SCORED IN CEREMONY BEFORE NHL GAME AGAINST WINNIPEG JETS SHOWS: WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 26, 2025) (WASHINGTON CAPITALS HANDOUT – Must courtesy 'Washington Capitals'. No resales) 1. INTERIOR CAPITAL ONE AREA – WASHINGTON CAPITALS FORWARD ALEX OVECHKIN ON ICE WAVING TO CROWD AFTER HE IS INTRODUCED AT CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE REACHING 1,500 GAMES PLAYED AND 900 GOALS SCORED  2. OVECHKIN GREETING CAPITALS PRESIDENT OF HOCKEY OPERATIONS BRIAN MACLELLAN, CAPITALS GENERAL MANAGER CHRIS PATRICK, HIS YOUNGEST SON ILYA AND OLDEST SERGEI, WIFE ANASTASIA SHUBSKAYA, AND MOTHER TATYANA OVECHKINA 3. OVECHKIN AND PATRICK STANDING NEXT TO TROPHY COMMEMORATING OVECHKIN'S 900 GOALS SCORED IN NHL 4. OVECHKIN SHAKING HANDS WITH MACLELLAN AND POSING NEXT TO PAINTING OF OVECHKIN FROM HIS FIRST SEASON WITH CAPITALS AND CURRENTLY 5. OVECHKIN AND FAMILY POSING FOR PHOTO WITH CAPITALS TEAMMATES 6. OVECHKIN KISSING HIS SONS AND MOTHER AND APPLAUDING 7. WARMUP SKATE BEFORE NHL GAME AGAINST WINNIPEG JETS – OVECHKIN GIVING HIS MOTHER A PUCK 8. OVECHKIN SPEAKING TO HIS SONS ILYA AND SERGEI 9. VARIOUS OF ILYA AND SERGEI TAKING SHOTS AGAINST CAPITALS GOALTENDER CHARLIE LINDGREN DURING WARMUPS 10. OVECHKIN IN SUIT WALKING PAST LARGE 'GR8NESS' SIGN 11. VARIOUS OF KIDS WRITING MESSAGES TO OVECHKIN ON LARGE POSTER  12. LARGE SCREEN WITH 'ALEX OVECHKIN 1,500 NHL GAMES 900 NHL GOALS' (MUTE) 13. VARIOUS CLOSEUPS OF OVECHKIN PAINTING (MUTE) 14  VARIOUS CLOSEUPS OF 900 GOALS SCORED TROPHY (MUTE) STORY: Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was honoured in a pre-game ceremony at the Capital One Arena on Wednesday (November 26) for becoming the first NHL player to score 900 career goals and for surpassing 1,500 games earlier this season. Ovechkin's sons, Sergei, 7, and Ilya, 5, were dressed in black "Screaming Eagle" Capitals jerseys and the two were accompanied by Ovechkin's wife, Anastasia and mother, Tatyana. The Capitals hosted the Winnipeg Jets following the ceremony, which celebrated the ongoing achievements of their captain. (Production: David Grip and Suramya Kaushik)

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