Ovechkin recognized as the best left forward of the decade in the NHL

This was reported on the website Sportsnet.

Following the Russian player are Brad Marshand of the Boston Bruins, Taylor Hall of the Arizona Coyotes, Johnny Godro of the Calgary Flames and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars.

Ovechkin has been playing for Capitals since 2005. In 2018, he and his team won the Stanley Cup.

Earlier it was reported that Nikita Kucherov and Vladimir Tarasenko are included in the top five right-wing strikers of the NHL decade.