35 years (September 17, 1985). Age/Alexander Ovechkin Since being selected first overall in the 2004 draft, the 35-year-old has spent his entire career with the Capitals. After leading the NHL in goals for three consecutive seasons, Ovechkin tied for 13th in the league with 24 goals in 45 games this shortened season. He's only missed the playoffs once in eight full seasons. Ovechkin was born on September 17, 1985 in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union. His mother, Lyubov Yegorova, was a track and field athlete who competed in the women's 100m hurdles at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. His father, Vladimir Yevgenyevich Ovechkin, was a soccer player who played for several clubs in the Soviet League between 1979 and 1992, including Lokomotiv Moscow and CSKA Moscow. The family moved to Washington D.C. when Alex was 10 years old. He began playing hockey at an early age and eventually turned pro after going unselected in the 2000 NHL Draft. He is currently ranked second all-time among Russian skaters behind Sergei Makarov with 130 goals scored during his career. Ovechkin also has 1,260 points over 810 games played. He won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2007 as the league's top goal scorer. The Capitals have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals four times since Ovechkin became a regular starter in 2005-06 (winning in 2014).