Hockey player Ovechkin stated that it was necessary to move forward to beat Gretzky’s record
Russian striker and captain of the Washington Capitals club Alexander Ovechkin commented on his hat-trick in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular championship match against Edmonton Oilens. His words are given on the League website.
The hockey player said that with every match he needs to move forward to beat the Canadian Canada Wayne Gretzki record in the number of goals in the NHL regular championships. “Today I had a few good moments to score more, but I will take three goals,” he added.
The meeting between Capitals and Oilens took place in Washington and ended with the victory of the hosts with a score of 7: 3. Ovechkin designed a hat-trick.
Thus, the hockey player brought the total number of goals in the NHL regular championships to 882. The Russian reduced the gear lag in the number of goals in regular championships to 12 goals.
Source: Lenta
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