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Alex Ovechkin is the most popular player in the NHL

Alex Ovechkin has long been a household name in the Washington, DC area. Now, according to the SportsBusiness Journal, Ovechkin is also now the most popular player in the NHL.

Ovechkin carries a hefty 4.2 million social media follows (amongst Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.) The closest competitor is PK Subban, who has 2.1 million followers.

He’s doubling up the field, y’all.

In August of 2017, PK Subban hit the 1 million Twitter follower milestone. At the time, Ovechkin had 2.5 million followers. Ovi received 200,000 more followers on Twitter after winning the Stanley Cup.

Ovechkin’s Stanley Cup-winning season skyrocketed his following on Instagram. According to WayBack Machine, Ovechkin had around 775,000 followers in April 2017. His following count now stands at 1.3 million.

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Москва!!!домой!!!)))))

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Joining Ovechkin in the top 10 is teammate TJ Oshie. Oshie comes in ninth place with 758,100 followers on all networks. His 174,500 Instagram followers comes in second to his wife, Lauren, who has 203,000.

Here are some more classic Ovechkin social media moments.

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Nice 1.35 am!!!!!

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Riding on a plane. Boom!!!#21

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Me and becky ..going to maimi!!!

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