Last season, Barry Trotz and Capitals management tried to save Alex Ovechkin for the playoffs, giving the future Hall of Famer two minutes less ice time per game during the regular season. Ovechkin responded with the third-lowest goal-scoring effort of his career (33), but I have good news. Digi Ovi will not be punished for the team’s decision.
Sunday, EA Sports’ NHL 18 announced that Ovechkin remains the top-rated left winger in the game and is the highest-rated winger overall.
.@ovi8 remains the top rated Left Winger in #NHL18! #NHL18Ratings pic.twitter.com/VXluD2ThId
— #NHL18 (@EASPORTSNHL) August 27, 2017
Here’s how EA Sports explained Ovechkin’s rating.
Alex Ovechkin is perhaps one of the best goal scorers in NHL history. On the power play, there might not be a better player to score. You know exactly where Ovi is going to be and the Washington Capitals feed him the puck to his spot where he uses his accurate (95) and powerful (95) Slap Shot. With five 5-star categories, Ovechkin’s got a lot of tools in his arsenal to dominate the competition.
Ovechkin’s puck skills and shooting attributes are elite while his defensive awareness (86) may be a bit generous.
These are the full rankings among wingers.
1. Alex Ovechkin – 92
2. Jamie Benn – 90
3. Taylor Hall – 87
4. Brad Marchand – 87
5. Johnny Gaudreau – 87
6. Max Pacioretty – 87
7. Artemi Panarin – 86
8. Filip Forsberg – 86
9. Eric Staal – 85
10. Gabriel Landeskog – 851. Patrick Kane – 91
2. Vladimir Tarasenko – 90
3. Nikita Kucherov – 89
4. Joe Pavelski – 88
5. Blake Wheeler – 87
6. David Pastrnak – 87
7. Jakub Voracek – 87
8. Wayne Simmonds – 86
9. Patrik Laine – 86
10. Phil Kessel – 86
Do you guys agree or disagree? What did NHL 18 get right or wrong?
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