The Washington Capitals went undefeated in regulation during the month of October and Alex Ovechkin was a major part of that success. The Capitals’ captain scored a league-leading nine goals and tallied 15 points in those games.
Tuesday, the NHL named Ovi the first star of the month for October. Ovechkin topped young superstar Connor McDavid who was named second star.
By Ian Oland 7 months ago
Alex Ovechkin was named the NHL’s First Star of the Month for January, Saturday afternoon.
Ovechkin is currently having one of the best stretches of his NHL career. The Russian machine scored 13 goals in 10 January games — the most in the NHL — including consecutive hat tricks going into the Capitals’ bye week. Ovi also had 15 points which ranked fifth in the NHL during that span.
Things seem to be getting better and better for Capitals defenseman John Carlson. After being named the second star of the week for October 14th-October 20th, the NHL officially named him the first start for the month of October.
Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak was named second star and Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was named third star.
By Elyse Bailey 3 years ago
Wednesday afternoon, Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov was named the NHL’s first star of the month. Yes, you read that right. The NHL selected our very own Kuzy as the league’s best player for the first month of the year.
After a slow start, Kuznetsov has been sensational since the start of December. And in January, it’s like he got one of those Mario stars and began plowing through opposing teams like they’re goombas. Kuzy recorded seven goals, 13 assists, and 20 points in 15 games played. Kuznetsov had two points or more in nearly half of those games (7). Kuznetsov’s performance, along with the rest of his teammates (who could not stop scoring), helped power the Capitals to an impressive 12-2-1 record in January.
“We all play great,” Kuznetsov said. “Sometimes we get some points, some goals, but that’s work from all five guys on the ice. Award means a lot to my parents and my family.”
