Canadian hockey player Marcel Dionne commented on the emergence of the Russian striker of the Washington Capitals club Alexander Ovechkin in the fifth place in the number of goals in the National Hockey League. His words are quoted on the league’s website.
Dionne stated that Ovechkin has the special qualities of a real sniper and they are worthy of respect. “I knew you would bypass me. It’s just incredible. Wayne Gretzky? Let’s forget about that for now. This is a completely different level. But you, Alex, have a chance. You have a chance to catch up with Wayne, ”he appreciated the achievement of the Russian.
Earlier on Oct. 14, Ovechkin climbed to fifth in NHL goals in league history thanks to a double in a regular season match against the New York Rangers. The athlete has now scored 732 goals. Ovechkin was ahead of Dionne by one goal.
After that, Ovechkin announced that he was doing his job and using the chances that were given to him. He called it a great honor to be on the sniper list.
The best NHL scorer in history is center striker Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals, also in the top three Gordy Howe (801 goals), Jaromir Jagr (766), on the fourth line of the sniper list – Brett Hull (741).
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