Ovechkin commented on the pursuit of Gretzky’s record with the phrase “I just want to play”
Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin spoke about the pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s record. His words are quoted on the website of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Ovechkin commented on his possible leadership in the ranking of the best NHL snipers with the phrase “I just want to play.” “I just want to make the playoffs and then we’ll see what happens. Records are records. There’s a lot of talk about it, a lot of media and fans, but we as players just go out and do what we can,” he said.
Earlier, The Athletic journalist Sean McIndoe made a forecast for the number of goals scored by Ovechkin in the upcoming season. In his opinion, the Russian, who is 72 goals behind Gretzky, will be half as close to his figure, that is, he will hit the opponents’ goal 36 times.
Ovechkin ranks second on the list of leading scorers in NHL history behind Gretzky. The Russian has 822 goals scored. He surpassed Canadian Gordie Howe, who was in third place, in this indicator.
Source: Lenta
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