One of the minor storylines throughout the 2025-26 season for the Washington Capitals surrounded the deployment of captain Alex Ovechkin. Up until the 73rd game of the campaign, the 40-year-old winger had yet to start a single shift in the defensive zone. In that 73rd game, against the Utah Mammoth, head coach Spencer Carbery finally gave Ovechkin not one but two defensive-zone starts. He’d ultimately finish the year with six total. Given the le…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.