MOSCOW, Oct 10 Washington Capitals Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin finished tenth a place in the ranking of the best players in the National Hockey League (NHL) to date, according to the organization. The best hockey player named Canadian forward «Edmonton Oilers» Connor McDavid. Second place went to another representative of Canada — Colorado Avalanche defender Cale Makar. The third was the American forward of the Toronto Maple Leafs Oston Matthews. In addition to Ovechkin, Tampa Bay Lightning goalkeeper Andrey Vasilevsky entered the top 10 among the Russians, who is located on the sixth line.The top 10 best players are as follows: 1. Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) 2. Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche); 3. Auston Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs); 4. Nathan McKinnon (Colorado Avalanche); 5. Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers);6. Andrey Vasilevsky («Tampa Bay Lightning»); 7. Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) 8. Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning); 9. Alexander Barkov («Florida Panthers»);10. Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals and Rangers forward Artemi Panarin is 21st.
