Ovechkin to return for 22nd season, signs 1-year contract with Capital - NHL.com
NHL all-time leading goal-scorer will turn 41 in September Alex Ovechkin is coming back to add to his NHL-record goal total and take another shot at winning the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin will return for a 22nd NHL season after the Capitals on Thursday announced that the left wing signed a one-year contract.