The Washington Capitals said an email sent out Thursday announcing that the 2025-26 campaign will be legendary forward Alex Ovechkin's final NHL season is not accurate.

The Washington Capitals knocked down reports that next year will be all-time leading goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin’s last in the NHL, saying no decision has been made on the Russian’s future.

An email, sent from a person working in the corporate sales department, “mistakenly alluded to next year being Alex Ovechkin’s final year,” the Capitals said in a statement posted to X.