Große Ehre für Alex Ovechkin.

Nach dem Gewinn des Stanley Cups mit den Washington Capitals und der Auszeichnung zum Playoff-MVP räumt der Russe auch bei den prestigeträchtigen ESPY-Awards in den USA ab. Ovechkin wird als erster NHL-Spieler mit dem Preis für den besten männlichen Sportler ausgezeichnet. Dabei setzt er sich unter anderem gegen Tom Brady und James Harden durch.

Zudem wird Ovechkin bei den ESPYS zum besten NHL-Spieler gekürt. Die Capitals ziehen im Rennen um das beste Team gegen die Houston Astros den Kürzeren.

Alle Gewinner der ESPYS im Überblick:

Best Breakthrough Athlete: Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell.

Best College Athlete: Baker Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma before being selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft.

Best Female Athlete: Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder Chloe Kim.

Best Male Athlete: Alex Ovechkin, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP as the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup.

Best Team: Houston Astros, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win the World Series for the first time.

Best Game: The U.S. women's national hockey team's shootout victory over Canada in the gold medal game of the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Best Championship Performance: Nick Foles, who won Super Bowl MVP in quarterbacking the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Lombardi Trophy.

Best Moment: The Minnesota Vikings' miracle win on Stefon Diggs' touchdown in the final seconds of their divisional round game against the New Orleans Saints.

Best Olympic Moment: Shaun White's gold medal-winning final run in Pyeongchang.

Best Play: Arike Ogunbowale's buzzer-beater to win the national championship for Notre Dame.

Best Record-Breaking Performance: Roger Federer, who made history in winning an eighth Wimbledon title in 2017 and won the 2018 Australian Open for his 20th Grand Slam title.

Best International Men's Soccer Player: Cristiano Ronaldo

Best International Women's Soccer Player: Sam Kerr

Best NFL Player: Tom Brady

Best MLB player: Mike Trout

Best NHL Player: Alex Ovechkin

Best Driver: Martin Truex Jr.

Best NBA Player: LeBron James

Best WNBA Player: Maya Moore

Best Fighter: Terence Crawford

Best Male Golfer: Jordan Spieth

Best Female Golfer: Sung-Hyun Park

Best Male Olympian: Shaun White

Best Female Olympian: Chloe Kim

Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer

Best Female Tennis Player: Sloane Stephens

Best Male Action Sports Athlete: David Wise

Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Chloe Kim

Best Jockey: Jose Ortiz

Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Mike Schultz

Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Brenna Huckaby

Best Bowler: Rhino Page

Best MLS Player: Nemanja Nikolic

Best NWSL Player: Megan Rapinoe

Capital One Cup: Stanford Cardinal sports