ARLINGTON, Va. -- Last season, Alex Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky to become the greatest goal scorer in NHL history . A few weeks ago during training camp, he reached another historic milestone: The Washington Capitals captain turned 40.

"Nothing's changed. Just a different number," Ovechkin said.

Someone asked Tom Wilson if his linemate had informed him about what 40 feels like.

"I told them that I didn't need to ask, because I will not be playing hockey when I'm 40," Wilson said with a laugh. "It's so impressive. I'm 31 and it's hard. [Hockey] takes a toll on the body. We all just play as long as we can. I don't think anybody in that room will be talking about playing when they're 40, let alone scoring 44 goals and having a broken leg and all that stuff last year. He's a mac

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