Ovechkin continuing jersey swaps to display in his museum.

Alex Ovechkin has been privately exchanging his game-worn jerseys with opponents this season and plans to display most of them, along with his stick collection, in a museum being built in Moscow.

After most Capitals games this season, Alex Ovechkin has been meeting opponents in their locker rooms to quietly exchange jerseys. He began the practice after admiring soccer players' jersey swaps and said he is doing it "for my kids, for myself, just for the memories." Ovechkin plans to keep some items at home but said he will display most of the exchanged jerseys and his collection of sticks in a museum being built in his hometown of Moscow. He hopes construction will be finished so the museum can open sometime next year. Notable facts: - Ovechkin has traded jerseys with captains and other key players this season, including Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Anze Kopitar, Evgeni Malkin, and Brad Marchand. - Many of the exchanges take place privately after games, though a few were publicized by teams on social media. - The Capitals had about 50 additional Ovechkin game jerseys made this season to enable the swaps. - Ovechkin is in his 21st NHL season, leads the Capitals in goals this season, and is the NHL leader with 928 career goals as reported in the article. - He said the jersey trades are not related to retirement and that he has not yet decided what he will do after this season. Summary: The exchanges have added to Ovechkin's memorabilia and are intended for display in the Moscow museum he is building, which he hopes will open next year. His plans after this season have not been announced, so his future beyond this season is undetermined at this time.