Toronto goalkeeper Samsonov said that in Russia attention to Ovechkin is higher than in Canada
The Russian player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ilya Samsonov, spoke about the attitude in Canada towards the achievements of forward Alexander Ovechkin. His words are quoted by Sport24.
“It seems to me that in Russia there is more attention to Ovechkin’s record than in Canada. It’s all the same in the foreground Matthews, McDavid, Canadian teams,” said Samsonov.
The goalkeeper also spoke about the matches against Ovechkin. “We called him up after the last game. He said: “Now my number one task is to score a goal for you.” We laughed with him, ”said the hockey player. He added that he always goes to games against Ovechkin very charged and does not want the striker to score on him.
Ovechkin is the second-best scorer in NHL history. On account of his 812 goals. At the moment, the striker is 82 goals behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who leads the list.
Samsonov has been playing in the NHL since 2019. Until 2022, he played for the Washington Capitals, but the team did not offer him a new contract, after which the Russian moved to Toronto.
Source: Lenta
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