The former forward of the Russian hockey team Maxim Sushinsky spoke about the next success of the leader of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin. The team’s captain in the US capital scored a hat-trick in the match against Montreal. According to Sushinsky, these goals were a New Year’s gift to Russia.
“Ovechkin’s hat-trick is a great gift for Russia for the New Year. He has already proven everything to everyone! There is very little left on the record. We wait. All I can say is that this wasn’t the last hat-trick in Ovechkin’s career,” Sushinsky quotes “Championship.”
The match between “Washington” and “Montreal” ended in the victory of the “capital” with a score of 9:2. A hat-trick, Ovechkin brought his personal goal score to 806 for his career in the NHL. Thus, he narrowed the gap between Wayne Gretzky, the best sniper in overseas league history, and the great Canadian Wayne Gretzky, to 88 goals. He was the author of 894 goals in his career.
Former Olympic champion, Vice President of the Continental Hockey League Valery Kamensky made a guess Based on the number of goals Ovechkin has scored this NHL season.