Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette commented that team captain, Russian Alexander Ovechkin, had left the club.
“When it comes to your family and parents, that’s the most important thing. He’s going to make things right now, and we’re going to support him.
He is a very proud man. He cares about our team, his teammates and this organization. “It was important for him to talk to the players in the locker room,” Lavioletta said. Athletic.
Recall that Alexander Ovechkin left the “Washington” location and went to Russia in connection with the hospitalization of his father.
The 37-year-old Russian player has recorded 32 goals and 22 assists in 54 games this season. Ovechkin has scored 812 goals in his NHL career and is second on the all-time top scorer list.
On December 24, the Russian scored 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 the Gordie Howe record and move up to a clean second place on the snipers list in league history. Wayne Gretzky has 894 goals.
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