A look at the players trending up and down across the NHL over the past week.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
A Step up
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals: A motivated Alex Ovechkin is fun to watch. On Sunday, he scored career goals Nos. 500 and 501 to help the Capitals to a 7-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators. He’s the first Russian-born NHL player to reach the 500-goal plateau, with his 500th coming, of course, on the power play when his snap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle beat Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond.