National Hockey League (NHL) “Washington Capitals” striker club Alexander Ovechkin commented on the record for the number of away goals scored in the regular season.
According to him, there is nothing more enjoyable than leaving behind the successes of legendary Canadian forward Wayne Gretzky.
“No matter what, it’s always good to beat the Big One. This is history, ”journalist Samantha Pell quotes Ovechkin on social networks.
Recall that the 37-year-old striker scored 403 away goals after playing a double against the Vancouver Canucks, and Gretzky scored 402 such goals throughout his entire career in the NHL.
The match, which took place with the participation of 18,179 spectators with Vancouver at Rogers Arena, ended with a confident victory with the away team’s score of 5:1.
Among the winners, Antoni Manta, John Carlson, Martin Fehervari and corset shooter Alexander Ovechkin scored goals.
After this win, Washington scored 23 points to maintain 12th place in the NHL Eastern Conference standings.
Earlier there was a video of Alexander Ovechkin. rejoices He broke Wayne Gretzky’s away goals record.