Athletic journalist Tariq El-Bashir Russian forward spoke about “Washington Capitals” Alexander OvechkinHe became the team’s most valuable player of the season for the 18th time.
“Despite missing nine games and playing injured in many other games, the longtime captain has scored (42), points (75), points per game (1.03) and average playing time among strikers (20:22) and in second power moves (168) At 37, his skills have blurred a bit and although all the challenges he’s been through seem to be catching up to him, his importance hasn’t diminished.
Ovechkin has appeared in 74 league games this season, scoring 42 goals and providing 33 assists. However, this did not help the Capitals reach the playoffs of the tournament.
According to the results of the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season, the Capitals ranked 13th out of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team has suffered eight losses in the last nine games of the season.
Formerly Athletic Named Alexander Ovechkin and two other Russians as the best players of their club in the NHL.