By Joshua Axelrod
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2019/08/20/ESPN-Sidney-Crosby-MVP-NHL-decade-Malkin-Kunitz-Kessel-Letang-Fleury/stories/201908200155
August 20, 2019
(Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Here’s some fuel for the next time you’re arguing with a Capitals fan over whether Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin is better.
ESPN on Tuesday gave Crosby the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP of the last decade. It was one of several accolades the three-time Stanley Cup champion received from the worldwide leader as part of its all-decade awards.
Crosby beat out runner-ups Ovechkin and Blackhawks wing Patrick Kane to take home all-decade top honors. As ESPN’s Emily Kaplan pointed out, Crosby has accumulated the most points (922) of any player since 2009-10 and is averaging the second-most points per game — 1.26, only trailing Oilers center Connor McDavid’s much smaller sample size of 1.30 — of anyone this decade.
She also brought up the fact Ovechkin has 100 more goals than any other player over the last decade, but Crosby’s overall numbers and championship resume earned him the all-decade MVP win.
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