Ovechkin beats Sedin for NHL player-voted MVP

NHL players believe Alex Ovechkin was the most outstanding among them this season.

The Washington Capitals forward was given the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday during the NHL's awards show, the third straight year he claimed the honour.

Ovechkin finished third in scoring with 109 points -- behind Vancouver Canucks forward Henrik Sedin and Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, the two players he beat out in voting.

The award was formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award.

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  Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, left, of Sweden, and Sami Salo, of Finland, celebrate Salo's game-winning goal against the Minnesota Wild during overtime NHL hockey action in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday April 4, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck