Ovechkin and Malkin joined the national team of the best NHL players of the first quarter of the 21st century.

Forward of the hockey club (HC) of the National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin joined the national team of the best NHL players of the first quarter of the 21st century. The relevant information was posted on the league's official website on August 16.

It is specified that players who started their career after January 1, 2000 could get into this national team.

Russian "Florida": Bobrovsky and Kulikov became NHL champions

The Panthers have won the Stanley Cup two years in a row.

Earlier, on July 22, the Russian goalkeeper of the hockey club (HC) of the NHL "Florida Panthers" Sergey Bobrovsky became the winner of the award "The best hockey player of Russia" in the 2024/25 season. It was noted that Ovechkin took the second place in the nomination.

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