Russia’s honored coach Yuri Novikov talked about Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin’s overcoming Gordie Howe’s performance in the National Hockey League (NHL).
“It’s not about Ovechkin’s track record. The truth is, it has pushed the limits of human power. The leaders of other sports do the same – for example, athletics, tennis. Only hockey is much more visible.
Isn’t Messi great? Culture and sports stars are not meant to be admired, but one has to reach out to them and try to get around them. All this separates us as earthlings, as humans, ”quotes Novikov. “Rating bookmakers”.
On December 24, Ovechkin threw a corset and made an assist in the match against Winnipeg. It was the second puck that allowed the 37-year-old forward to beat Gordie Howe’s 801 goalscoring record in the NHL and move up to a clean second place on the snipers list in league history. Now Rus has 802 goals.
Now Ovechkin’s goal remains Wayne Gretzky’s unbeaten record. The Canadian has scored 894 goals in his NHL career.
The Capitals’ next game is against the New York Rangers on December 28.
Ovechkin’s former teammate John Carlson said a Russian is superior to the people in the history books.