You already know this

But it bears repeating: Alexs Ovechkin is really, really good. In fact, as we've said here time and time again, he's the best Russian player in the NHL. Apparently the rest of the Russian players agree (for the second year in a row).

Despite his efforts, Kovalchuk did not finish in the top 3. Personally, I'm shocked Malkin came in 2nd. I figured Kovalchuk and Datsyuk would finish above him.