This afternoon a major story is circulating the NHL. Washington Capitals all-time great Alex Ovechkin has announced when he plans to retire from the NHL. <h2>Ovechkins Reveals When He Will Retire From The NHL</h2> During a new interview with a Russian media source Alex Ovechkin talked about the idea of retiring from the NHL. Retirement is not something Ovechkin normally speaks on. Earlier this year in October Ovechkin gave kind of a criteria for what goes into a retirement decision. <q>«Still enjoy it,» Ovechkin said in October. «As soon as I'm not going to enjoy it, it's probably not right for me to stay here and play the game the way I wanted to play.»</q> Now from the new interview with Sport Express reporter Igor Rabiner Ovechkin has revealed a timeline for his eventual retirement. Ovechkin was asked by Rabiner if the end of his current contract would be when Ovi retires and he confirmed that is a likely outcome. <q>Rabiner explicitly asked the big winger if he thinks he will be done with professional hockey after his current deal with the Capitals runs up. «I think, yes,» Ovechkin said as translated via Google Translate.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/rmnb/status/1758951332952563778?s=20&fbclid=IwAR0ZS26DM1-b0Q6FtlTGcwYs4HJUZmbiRbdp-cyHB_noTGNVjlcg6U9FW2Y'> </a></blockquote></div> Ovechkin has another two seasons left on his contract with the Capitals. This likely means we are running low on time with Ovechkin left in the NHL. By 2026 it could be time for him to move on. As Ovechkin gets closer and closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record the conversation will continue around how long he can hold on.