Hockey player Evgeny Malkin did not believe that Ovechkin could beat the Gretzki record
Evgeny Malkin, Russian striker of the National Hockey League Club (NHL) Pittsburgh Penguins, made a recognition of the Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin. His words are given on the League website.
The hockey player said that a few years ago he did not believe that Ovechkin could beat the Canadian Wayne Gretzki record. “But now there is no choice. Of course, maybe not this year, but 100 percent next year, ”he emphasized.
Earlier, Malkin told how dinner with Ovechkin in Miami. He wanted to ask him about the race behind Gretzky’s record, but Ovechkin was going to relax.
In the current season, 39-year-old Ovechkin scored 26 goals and made 17 assists in 39 matches. It takes second place in terms of heads (879) in the NHL regular championships. The lag from the leading in this indicator Gretzka is 15 goals.
Source: Lenta
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