Alexander Ovechkin is one of the best hockey wingers of our time. It is no coincidence that this man received the nickname "Alexander the Great" during his nine seasons in the NHL.
Born in Moscow in 1985, Alexander Ovechkin was drafted to the NHL in 2004 under the overall No. 1 draft. Already from the 2004-2005 season, Alexander began to defend the colors of the Washington Capitals club.
In his first season in the NHL (2005-2006), Alexander amazed the entire hockey world with his performance. In 82 games of the regular season, Ovechkin scored 52 goals and made 54 assists. This impressive performance earned Alexander the NHL Rookie of the Season award. In the vote, Ovechkin bypassed Sidney Crosby himself.
In total, Alexander Ovechkin played 679 games in the regular season of the NHL. In them, Alexander scored 422 goals and gave 392 assists. The total number of points for all seasons of the NHL regular season on the goal + pass system is 814.
Five times Alexander Ovechkin reached or overcame the milestone of 50 goals in the NHL regular season (2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2013-2014). The most scoring for Alexander was the 2007-2008 season, when Ovechkin was able to score 65 goals with 47 assists. It was the most productive season in terms of overall points (112).
In the NHL playoffs, Alexander Ovechkin played 58 matches. In only six seasons have the Washington Capitals made their way to this stage. Alexander scored 31 goals, gave 30 assists. NHL Playoff Points - 61 in 58 games. It turns out that the average performance of Alexander in the most important club matches is more than one point per game.
The talent of the great Russian striker has been recognized by various individual NHL awards. So, Ovechkin received the prizes "Ted Lindsay Eward" (Ted Lindsay) in 2008, 2009, 2010 (prize to the player who made the greatest contribution to the success of the team in the regular season), "Hart Trophy" in 2008, 2009, 2013 (the best player teams in the regular season), Art Ross Trophy in 2008 (top scorer of the regular season), Maurice Richard Trophy in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 (best sniper of the regular season), Kharlamov Trophy in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (the best Russian player in the NHL).
Currently, Alexander Ovechkin continues his career overseas. He is the captain of the Washington Capitals Club.
