An axle assembly comprising: an electric motor module that is operatively connectable to a differential assembly, the electric motor module having a motor housing that receives a rotor that is rotatable about an axis; a cover that is mounted to an end of the motor housing, wherein the cover receives a planetary gear set that is operatively connected to the rotor, wherein the planetary gear set includes: a planet gear carrier that is rotatable about the axis and that rotatably supports a planet gear that meshes with a planetary ring gear and a sun gear, wherein the planet gear carrier has a first side that faces toward the cover; a lubricant catching ring that extends around the axis and that is mounted to the first side, wherein the lubricant catching ring defines a lubricant catching ring hole and cooperates with the planet gear carrier to define a chamber that captures lubricant that passes through the lubricant catching ring hole; and a washer that is axially positioned between an end of the planet gear and the planet gear carrier, the washer defining a washer hole that receives a planet pin, an outside washer surface that faces away from the washer hole, characterized in that the washer has an elliptical groove that extends from the washer hole to the outside washer surface. an electric motor module that is operatively connectable to a differential assembly, the electric motor module having a motor housing that receives a rotor that is rotatable about an axis; a cover that is mounted to an end of the motor housing, wherein the cover receives a planetary gear set that is operatively connected to the rotor, wherein the planetary gear set includes: a planet gear carrier that is rotatable about the axis and that rotatably supports a planet gear that meshes with a planetary ring gear and a sun gear, wherein the planet gear carrier has a first side that faces toward the cover; a lubricant catching ring that extends around the axis and that is mounted to the first side, wherein the lubricant catching ring defines a lubricant catching ring hole and cooperates with the planet gear carrier to define a chamber that captures lubricant that passes through the lubricant catching ring hole; and a washer that is axially positioned between an end of the planet gear and the planet gear carrier, the washer defining a washer hole that receives a planet pin, an outside washer surface that faces away from the washer hole, characterized in that the washer has an elliptical groove that extends from the washer hole to the outside washer surface. a planet gear carrier that is rotatable about the axis and that rotatably supports a planet gear that meshes with a planetary ring gear and a sun gear, wherein the planet gear carrier has a first side that faces toward the cover; a lubricant catching ring that extends around the axis and that is mounted to the first side, wherein the lubricant catching ring defines a lubricant catching ring hole and cooperates with the planet gear carrier to define a chamber that captures lubricant that passes through the lubricant catching ring hole; and a washer that is axially positioned between an end of the planet gear and the planet gear carrier, the washer defining a washer hole that receives a planet pin, an outside washer surface that faces away from the washer hole, characterized in that the washer has an elliptical groove that extends from the washer hole to the outside washer surface.