Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. So the chances of a Russian to establish an achievement were assessed by the Olympic champion Darius Kasparaitis, whose words are quoted by Championship.com.
According to the player, the forward is gradually approaching the 894 goal mark, at which the Canadian is. “Gretzky is a great player. But you understand, now Ovechkin is playing at a time when a completely different hockey, completely different skating, different conditions, ”added Kasparaitis. In his opinion, it is much more difficult to throw goals now than 20-30 years ago.
Now Ovechkin has 740 goals in the NHL regular championships. He is the fourth best scorer in league history.
This season, Ovechkin played 11 matches. He scored ten goals and made eight assists.
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