Ovechkin said that decision “probably” won’t be made until after the season. The 40-year-old’s focus is on the Capitals’ final 23 games of the regular season, beginning against the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; MNMT, NBCSP), and helping them qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The two semifinal matchups are set, with four teams remaining in the men's ice hockey Olympics competition in Milan Cortina. The United defeated Sweden in overtime, and will face Slovakia, who eliminated Germany earlier on Wednesday.