Ovechkin will beat the Greztka record if he abandons ten more washers. Will the Russian have time to do this this season of the NHL?

Alexander Ovechkin remained to abandon ten goals to beat the Canadian record of the Canadian Wayne Gretzki in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL) for his career. At the moment, Ovechkin has 885 goals, Gretzka had 894.

Ovechkin saved the match for “Washington”

The next goal of the Russian striker Washington Capitals abandoned in the match against the New York Rangers. In the middle of the third period, Ovechkin took advantage of the bustle at the Rangers gate and struck the goalkeeper’s goalkeeper, another Russian Igor Shestherkin, in one touch. Alexander scored at the moment when Washington played five by four, and went to 11th place in the history of the NHL in terms of the number of points (596) in the majority, bypassing the Canadian of Steve Aizerman.

The puck Ovechkin allowed Capitals to equalize the score. Alexander in an interview with the NHL press service commented on his exact throw as follows: “Great work on throwing, an excellent struggle, and the puck came to me. It was nice to abandon her. “

The main time ended in a draw 2: 2. In overtime, the metropolitan club won thanks to the goal of Tom Wilson. The very one who has recently constantly admires the Russian.

Wilson was recognized as the first star of the match against the Rangers, Ovechkin – the second. Another Russian Artemy Panarin, who plays for a team from New York, also noted an abandoned puck in the last meeting.

When will Ovechkin beat Gretzky’s record?

To have time to abandon at least ten goals and break the Gretzki record this season, Ovechkin has 20 matches in stock. That is how much to play Washington to the end of the regular championship. The NHL once again introduced the forecast when the Russian exceeds the achievement of the Canadian. According to the league, the average performance of Ovechkin this season is 0.7 goals per match. If the striker retains this pace, then Gretzky’s record will beat on April 6 in a match with New York Islanders.

In total this season, Ovechkin abandoned 32 goals. According to this indicator, he takes fourth place in the League, second only to German Leon Drezaytl from Edmonton Oilens, Swede William Nulander from Toronto Maple Lifs and Canadian Mark Shafli from Winnipeg Jets. By the number of points scored in this regular season, Ovechkin is the fifth among Russians. Forward of Washington has 49 points for 46 games, above him Nikita Kucherov, Artemy Panarin, Kirill Marchenko and Kirill Kaprizov.

How Gretzky threw the last ten goals in his career

Canadian Wayne Gretzky, behind the record of which Ovechkin was chasing, finished playing 25 years ago at the age of 38. Ovechkin, in terms of his career duration, has already surpassed Gretski-the Russian at the moment 39. Nine out of the ten ten goals, the Canadian abandoned the 1998/99 season as a professional hockey player.

The last goal for his career Gretzki scored on March 29, 1999 for the Rangers in Derby of Neva York against the Alenders. Two and a little minute to the final siren, Wayne’s exact throw brought victory to his team. It is symbolic that, according to the latest NHL forecast, Ovechkin will surpass Gretzky’s record precisely in the match with the Islanders.

At the time of the end of his career, Gretzki was the owner of 61 records in the NHL. Most of them have not yet been beaten and will probably never be beaten. But in his hockey resume there is an unclosed gestalt – Gretzky never won a single Olympiad from the Canadian national team. True, he had the only attempt-in 1998, when the Canadians at the Olympics in Nagano took only fourth place.

The lack of victories at the Games is another detail that unites Ovechkin and Gretzky. Alexander came to the Olympics three times, and all three times the Russian team remained outside the pedestal-in 2006 the Russians became fourth, in 2010 they turned out to be sixth, and in 2014-fifths.