Kings of Instagram: Alex Ovechkin, P.K. Subban, Connor McDavid tops in followers among NHL stars

Washington Capitals center Alex Ovechkin leads the list of NHL stars by followers, but the top ten is as notable for those who are absent as those that made the cut. Big-name stars like Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Evgeni Malkin, Brad Marchand, John Tavares and Steven Stamkos are nowhere to be found as none have an account on the popular photo-sharing service.

As it is, P.K. Subban and Connor McDavid have the next most Instagram followers after the 31-year-old Ovechkin. Joining McDavid in the top ten are fellow young guns Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine at No. 6 and No. 8 respectively.

UPDATED February 25, 2018

A post shared by Jamie Benn (@jamiebenn14) on Apr 7, 2017 at 6:41am PDT

Jamie Randolph Benn
Current team: Dallas Stars
Born July 18, 1989 🇨🇦 Victoria, Canada
Instagram followers: 184 thousand

A post shared by SC with JAY & DAN (@jayanddan) on Feb 1, 2018 at 10:38am PST

Philip Joseph Kessel Jr.
Current team: Pittsburgh Penguins
Born October 2, 1987 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin
Instagram followers: 200 thousand

A post shared by Patrik Laine (@patriklaine) on Apr 26, 2017 at 7:53am PDT

Patrik Laine
Current team: Winnipeg Jets
Born April 19, 1998 🇫🇮 Tampere, Finland
Instagram followers: 225 thousand

A post shared by World Of Hockey (@wofhockey) on Feb 18, 2018 at 11:39pm PST

Vladimir Andreyevich Tarasenko
Current team: St. Louis Blues
Born December 13, 1991 🇷🇺 Yaroslavl, Russia
Instagram followers: 269 thousand

A post shared by Auston Matthews (@auston_matthews) on Jun 18, 2017 at 2:25pm PDT

Auston Matthews
Current team: Toronto Maple Leafs
Born September 17, 1997 🇺🇸 San Ramon, California
Instagram followers: 401 thousand

A post shared by Tyler Seguin (@tseguin92) on Oct 6, 2017 at 10:41am PDT

Tyler Paul Seguin
Current team: Dallas Stars
Born January 31, 1992 🇨🇦 Brampton, Canada
Instagram followers: 520 thousand

A post shared by Henrik Lundqvist (@hank30nyr) on Mar 3, 2017 at 3:46pm PST

Henrik Lundqvist
Last team: New York Rangers
Born March 2, 1982 🇸🇪 Åre, Sweden
Instagram followers: 536 thousand

A post shared by Connor Mcdavid (@mcdavid97) on Jul 28, 2017 at 3:08pm PDT

Connor McDavid
Current team: Edmonton Oilers
Born January 13, 1997 🇨🇦 Richmond Hill, Canada
Instagram followers: 620 thousand

A post shared by P.K. Subban (@subbanator) on Sep 12, 2017 at 12:05pm PDT

Pernell-Karl Sylvester Subban
Current team: Nashville Predators
Born May 13, 1989 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
Instagram followers: 725 thousand

A post shared by Alexander Ovechkin (@aleksandrovechkinofficial) on Jan 26, 2017 at 7:12pm PST

Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin
Current team: Washington Capitals
Born September 17, 1985 🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia
Instagram followers: 1 million