Alex Ovechkin had another incredible season despite injury, scoring 24 goals (tied for 13th most in the NHL) and posting 42 points in 45 games. But after missing 11 games — seven due to a lower-body injury and another four because of COVID-19 protocol, Ovechkin’s production slipped just enough to find himself in an unlikely place at the end of the season: off the NHL’s First or Second All-Star Team.
Heading into this year, Ovechkin had been voted onto the NHL’s end-of-season All-Star Teams in 11 of his previous 15Alex seasons, earning first-team honors an incredible nine times per Hockey Reference. This year, he finished ninth (5 points) in left-wing voting, receiving only one second-place vote and two third-place votes. Brad Marchand (468 points) was voted the NHL’s best left wing this season while Jonathan Huberdeau (223) made the NHL’s Second All-Star Team.
John Carlson was the only other Capital that received All-Star Team consideration, finishing 13th in voting among defensemen. Nicklas Backstrom did not receive any votes at center.
Here’s the full voting. Capitals players are highlighted in yellow.
2020-21 NHL ALL-STAR TEAM VOTING RESULTS
LEFT WING
| Rank | Player | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd) | Career All-Star Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BRAD MARCHAND, BOS | 468 | (87-10-3) | 2 First Team, 2 Second Team |
| 2. | Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA | 223 | (5-58-24) | 0 First Team, 1 Second Team |
| 3. | Artemi Panarin, NYR | 110 | (6-16-32) | |
| 4. | Kirill Kaprizov, MIN | 34 | (2-3-15) | |
| 5. | Alex DeBrincat, CHI | 31 | (0-8-7) | |
| 6. | Jake Guentzel, PIT | 10 | (0-2-4) | |
| 7. | Gabriel Landeskog, COL | 8 | (0-1-5) | |
| 8. | David Perron, STL | 6 | (0-0-6) | |
| 9. | Alex Ovechkin, WSH | 5 | (0-1-2) | |
| 10. | Kyle Connor, WPG | 3 | (0-1-0) | |
| 11. | Max Pacioretty, VGK | 2 | (0-0-2) |
CENTER
| Rank | Player | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd) | Career All-Star Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CONNOR McDAVID, EDM | 498 | (99-1-0) | 4 First Team, 0 Second Team |
| 2. | Auston Matthews, TOR | 253 | (0-79-16) | 0 First Team, 1 Second Team |
| 3. | Nathan MacKinnon, COL | 67 | (0-9-40) | |
| 4. | Leon Draisaitl, EDM | 37 | (0-6-19) | |
| 5. | Sidney Crosby, PIT | 26 | (1-4-9) | |
| 6. | Aleksander Barkov, FLA | 18 | (0-1-15) | |
| 7. | Sebastian Aho, CAR | 1 | (0-0-1) |
RIGHT WING
| Rank | Player | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd) | Career All-Star Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MITCHELL MARNER, TOR | 306 | (35-36-23) | 1 First Team, 0 Second Team |
| 2. | Mikko Rantanen, COL | 297 | (31-39-25) | 0 First Team, 1 Second Team |
| 3. | Mark Stone, VGK | 205 | (26-16-27) | |
| 4. | Patrick Kane, CHI | 86 | (8-8-22) | |
| 5. | David Pastrnak, BOS | 4 | (0-1-1) | |
| 6. | Tyler Toffoli, MTL | 2 | (0-0-2) |
DEFENSE
| Rank | Player | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd) | Career All-Star Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ADAM FOX, NYR | 444 | (75-22-3) | 1 First Team, 0 Second Team |
| 2. | CALE MAKAR, COL | 393 | (61-27-7) | 1 First Team, 0 Second Team |
| 3. | Victor Hedman, TBL | 276 | (34-30-16) | 1 First Team, 4 Second Team |
| 4. | Dougie Hamilton, CAR | 187 | (9-40-22) | 0 First Team, 1 Second Team |
| 5. | Shea Theodore, VGK | 102 | (5-14-35) | |
| 6. | Charlie McAvoy, BOS | 99 | (5-19-17) | |
| 7. | MacKenzie Weegar, FLA | 69 | (3-12-18) | |
| 8. | Darnell Nurse, EDM | 65 | (2-13-16) | |
| 9. | Kris Letang, PIT | 52 | (4-5-17) | |
| 10. | Jakob Chychrun, ARI | 44 | (1-7-18) | |
| 11. | Devon Toews, COL | 16 | (0-3-7) | |
| 12. | Tyson Barrie, EDM | 15 | (1-1-7) | |
| 13. | John Carlson, WSH | 11 | (0-3-2) | |
| 14. | Jeff Petry, MTL | 8 | (0-1-5) | |
| 15. | Roman Josi, NSH | 5 | (0-1-2) | |
| t-16. | Brett Pesce, CAR | 4 | (0-1-1) | |
| Jaccob Slavin, CAR | 4 | (0-1-1) | ||
| 18. | Adam Pelech, NYI | 3 | (0-0-3) | |
| 19. | Samuel Girard, COL | 2 | (0-0-2) | |
| 20. | Ryan Pulock, NYI | 1 | (0-0-1) |
GOALTENDER
| Rank | Player | Points | (1st-2nd-3rd) | Career All-Star Selections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ANDREI VASILEVSKIY, TBL | 405 | (67-22-4) | 2 First Team, 0 Second Team |
| 2. | Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK | 278 | (27-39-26) | 0 First Team, 1 Second Team |
| 3. | Philipp Grubauer, COL | 84 | (3-18-15) | |
| 4. | Juuse Saros, NSH | 65 | (1-12-24) | |
| 5. | Connor Hellebuyck, WPG | 40 | (1-6-17) | |
| 6. | Semyon Varlamov, NYI | 20 | (1-2-9) | |
| 7. | Mike Smith, EDM | 8 | (0-1-5) |
Ovechkin’s 0.53 goals per game during the 2020-21 season was the fourth-lowest rate of his career but still good for eighth overall in the league. It was a great year for Ovi but not up to Ovechkian Standards.
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