Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin of Moscow, Russia has been named the National Hockey League First Star of the Week from March 31 to April 6. In four games, he had five goals and one assist for six points. Ovechkin also had four power-play points, one game-winning goal, 14 shots on goal, and two hits.
Ovechkin’s most significant goal of the week was his last. That is because it was his 895th regular season goal of all-time, which was one more than Wayne Gretzky. In a 4-1 Capitals loss to the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored from Tom Wilson of Toronto, Ontario and Dylan Strome of Mississauga, Ontario on the power-play at 7:26 of the second period.
