The Athletic named Russian forward Ovechkin the best player of Washington in the NHL season
The Athletic named Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin the best player of the Washington Capitals in the 2022/2023 season of the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported on the publication’s website.
Ovechkin, 37, has made 73 appearances this season in the regular season. In them, he scored 42 goals and 33 assists.
Over the course of the season, Ovechkin moved into second place on the list of the best scorers in NHL history. The asset of the Russian 822 abandoned washers. He is behind the leader, Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals, by 72 goals.
On April 5, it became known that Washington, captained by Ovechkin, had lost his chances of reaching the NHL playoffs. The team will not play at this stage of the tournament for the first time since 2014.
Ovechkin has been with the Capitals since 2005. He won the Stanley Cup with the club in 2018.
Source: Lenta
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