2004 NHL Draft
Alex Ovechkin in the 2004 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Alex Ovechkin first overall in the 2004 NHL Draft.
He was the first of the 19 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 13 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 291 players selected in 2004, 128 have played in the NHL regular season. None of them has played more games than his 1589, and none has scored more points than his 1692.
- Overall pick
- 1
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 1
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 1–4 in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1589 GP · 1692 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1286 GP · 1423 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 3Cam BarkerD310 GP · 96 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 4Andrew LaddL1001 GP · 550 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2004 class
1st
of 19 Russians selected
1st
of 172 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 1Alex OvechkinL1589 GP · 1692 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 2Evgeni MalkinC1286 GP · 1423 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 15Alexander RadulovR524 GP · 368 PNSHNashville Predators
- 42Roman VoloshenkoLMINMinnesota Wild
- 44Roman TeslyukDEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 50Enver LisinR135 GP · 42 PPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 58Kirill LyaminDOTTOttawa Senators
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 72Denis ParshinLCOLColorado Avalanche
- 82Sergei OgorodnikovCNYINew York Islanders
+ 9 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Alex Ovechkin made his NHL debut on October 5, 2005, 1 year and 101 days after the draft.
1589
Games
930
Goals
762
Assists
1692
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2004 draft
- 1Alex OvechkinL1589 GP · 1692 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Jeff SchultzD409 GP · 76 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 29Mike GreenD880 GP · 501 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 33Chris BourqueL51 GP · 8 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 62Michail YunkovFWSHWashington Capitals
- 66Sami LepistoD176 GP · 35 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 88Clayton BarthelDWSHWashington Capitals
- 132Oscar HedmanDWSHWashington Capitals
- 138Pasi SalonenFWSHWashington Capitals
- 166Peter GuggisbergFWSHWashington Capitals
- 197Andrew GordonR55 GP · 7 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 230Justin MrazekGWSHWashington Capitals
- 263Travis MorinC13 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals