11-11-2006 Player of the week: Alexander Ovechkin (L)

NHL has awarded Alexander Ovechkin (L) of Nashville Predators as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.

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 95 NHL games during his career, notching 67 goals and adding 63 assists along with 54 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 14 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 15+9=24 with 2 PIM.