Ovechkin named NHL 21 cover athlete

Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin will grace the cover of NHL 21, EA Sports announced Monday.

This isn't Ovi's first time on the front of a video game. He was the cover athlete for EA Sports' NHL 07 and 2K Sports' NHL 2K10. He also appeared on the front of the Russian edition of NHL 09.

Here's a look at the trailer:

Ovechkin was well on his way to another 50-goal season before the NHL halted the 2019-20 campaign, tying for the league lead with 48 tallies. The Great Eight fittingly ranks eighth on the NHL's all-time goals list with 706 and is 188 back of Wayne Gretzky for most ever.