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Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (lang-ru????????? ?????????? ???????; IPA-ru??l??k?s?ndr ??v?et?k?npron; born September 17, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger (Winger (ice hockey)) and team captain (captain (ice hockey)) of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Ovechkin was the first overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he began play in the 2005-06 NHL season, in which he won the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year, scoring 52 goals and 54 assists to lead all rookies with 106 points.

During the 2007-08 season (2007-08 NHL season), he led the NHL with 65 goals and 112 points to capture the Rocket Richard (Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy) and Art Ross Trophies (Art Ross Trophy). That season he also won the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player voted by the NHL Players Association and the Hart Memorial Trophy as the leagues MVP. He is the only player to win all four awards since the Rocket Richard Trophys inception in 1999 (1998-99 NHL season). He would lead Team Russia (Russia mens national ice hockey team) to a gold medal at the World Championships the same year.

In 2009 (2008-09 NHL season), he again won the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP, the Lester B. Pearson Award, and the Rocket Richard Trophy. Ovechkin also led the Capitals to their second consecutive division title.