Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin was recognized as the National Hockey League’s Player of the Month for December, according to the NHL’s official website.
In 15 games this month, the 37-year-old Russian has scored 13 goals and provided nine assists. In Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens, Ovechkin scored a hat trick, bringing the number of NHL goals scored to 806. In this indicator, he is second only to Wayne Gretzky (894).
The second in December was Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, who scored 31 (14+17) points in 15 games. Teige Thompson of the Buffalo Sabers rounded out the top three players of the month with 22 (13+9) points in 11 games.
In total this season, Ovechkin has played 39 games and scored 45 (26 + 19) points with a utility indicator of “0”.
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Source : MatchTV
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