Russian forward “Washington Capitals” Alexander Ovechkin was recognized as the first star of December in the National Hockey League. It has been reported press office NHL.
Last month, Alexander played 15 matches and scored 13 goals in those matches. He also has 9 assists in these games. Ovechkin’s most striking successes in December was his 800th NHL career goal, followed by his 802nd goal, which allowed him to skip Gordie Howe on the league’s top scorers list and chase Wayne Gretzky’s “eternal” record (894 stamps). allowed. .
Also in December, Ovechkin was second among all players in the league in number of shots on goal (71), third in points scored (22) and third in utility factor (+12). He scored in 11 of 15 games, scoring two hat-tricks in seven games.
It is noteworthy that on the last day of December, when the New Year in Russia had already begun and the USA was preparing to celebrate it, Ovechkin scored the 30th hat-trick of his career, bringing his NHL goals to 806. He helped his team score a devastating victory against Montreal with a score of 9:2.
The second star of the month is Edmonton forward Connor McDavid. The third player of the month was Buffalo forward Teige Thompson.
Former striker of the Russian national team Maxim Sushinsky judicial Ovechkin’s hat-trick against Montreal was a New Year’s gift from Russia.