joueur du mois #4

Player of the month: Alexander Ovechkin (R)

NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (R) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in 16 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 289 NHL games during his career, notching 172 goals and adding 185 assists along with 222 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing has played 55 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 33+45=78 with 57 PIM.