Alex Ovechkin: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 13, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: International Olympic Committee - Alexander Ovechkin. | Sep 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NHL - Alex Ovechkin. | Jul 04, 2026 | ||
| Noted that he scored his 1,000th career goal and added a Top Questions section. | Mar 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBC - 'Always hungry': Why Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goalscorer who ever lived. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Updated with becoming the first player in NHL history to score 900 goals. | Nov 05, 2025 | ||
| Article updated. | Apr 06, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 06, 2025 | ||
| Noted that Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky's all-time record for goals scored. | Apr 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - Alex Ovechkin�s shot at hockey�s most hallowed record is fading fast. Why? | Jun 24, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Alexander Ovechkin. | Aug 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Alexander Ovechkin. | May 24, 2023 | ||
| Noted that he was second for most goals scored in the NHL. | Dec 28, 2022 | ||
| Noted that the Washington Capitals lost in the first round of the playoffs in 2019–20 and 2020–21. | Nov 04, 2021 | ||
| Noted that he led the NHL in goals in 2018–19 and that the Capitals lost in the first round of the play-offs. | May 10, 2019 | ||
| Updated for the 2018 Stanley Cup finals. | Jun 08, 2018 | ||
| Noted that he again led the NHL in goals during the 2017–18 season and that the Capitals won the Eastern Conference title in the following postseason. | May 24, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: JockBio.com - Biography of Alex Ovechkin. | Oct 27, 2017 | ||
| Noted his mediocre play in the 2016–17 NHL season and the Capitals' continued postseason disappointment. | May 12, 2017 | ||
| Updated article through the end of the Capitals' 2015–16 season. | May 13, 2016 | ||
| Added that he scored his 484th career goal to become the highest-scoring Russian-born player in the NHL. | Nov 25, 2015 | ||
| Updated to mention details of his 2014–15 season. | May 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Alexander Ovechkin. | Jul 04, 2014 | ||
| Added his league-leading goal tally during 2013–14 and mentioned the Capitals missing the play-offs that season. | Apr 17, 2014 | ||
| Added photograph. | Jan 22, 2014 | ||
| Updated article to mention details of Ovechkin's 2012–13 season and his third Hart Trophy win. | Jun 19, 2013 | ||
| Added mentions of Ovechkin's and the Capitals' 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. | Feb 21, 2013 | ||
| New article added. | Jan 25, 2010 |
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