Alex Ovechkinthe captain of the Washington Nationals of the National Hockey League is considered to be one of the goats of ice hockey, but his heart is with his wife. Anastasia Shubskayaand also have names Nastia and Nastashya. The couple have been married for years, but Nastia is making headlines again for her presence in an April 2025 match with New York Islanders.
Learn more about her relationship with Nastashya and Alex below.
Alex & Nastasiya got engaged in 2015
Nastasiya recalled her husband’s memorable suggestions in a 2020 interview Washington Post. She revealed that Alex raised major questions while he was in the shower.
“I didn’t stop because I didn’t stop, I didn’t stop, I got the towel, I opened the door, and he was in a ring with a flower on one lap,” Anastasia told the publication. “When I first opened the door, I thought I would kill him. Can you imagine you were in the shower and you needed to leave… ah, my god. Why couldn’t you just wait?
Nastasiya & Alex got engaged after parting from a tennis player
Before falling in love with Nastia, Alex was previously engaged in tennis pro Maria Kirilenkohowever, they canceled their wedding in 2014. That year, Maria said, “Ovechkin is over, but I respect Sasha (Ovechkin) as a person and an athlete, and I hope he respects further sport success.”
Anastasia is the daughter of a Russian actress
Nastia’s mother is a late Russian actress Vera GragorevaHe died of cancer in August 2017.
Alex and Nastashya have children
Nastashya is the mother of two children, Sergei and Ilya, and shares it with her husband, Alex.
Past interviews Washington PostAlex struck fatherhood and said, “When my child was with me in the locker room, I was waiting for that moment. The culture we are here, that’s something special, and everyone loves the kids and it’s going to be fun for him too.”
Anastasia is a model
As you can see on her Instagram page, Anastasia presents her modeling portfolio. Most of her modeling gigs take place in Russia.
