The NHL believes that Ovechkin will beat the Canadian Gretzki record on April 16, 2025
The National Hockey League (NHL) updated the forecast by the date of the record of the Russian striker Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin by the number of goals in the regular championships. This was reported by the official website of the NHL.
The new date is named on April 16, 2025. On this day, Washington will play on the exit with New York Ilanders. Previously, the reward reward was called April 11, when the metropolitan team will meet with Carolina Hurricanes.
Today it became known that Ovechkin was left without goals a second match in a row. The Russian striker could not distinguish himself in a duel against Kalgary Flems.
The 39-year-old Ovechkin ranks second in terms of the number of goals (875) in the NHL regular championships in history. The lag from the leading indicator from the Canadian Gretzka is 19 goals.
Earlier, Ovechkin’s teammate Tom Wilson spoke about the huge popularity of the Russian in the USA and Canada. “Wherever we come, people just go crazy. It doesn’t matter in which city – wherever Ovechkin passes, everyone instantly gets up and get phones. The reaction is just like a rock star, ”Wilson said.
Source: Lenta
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