Peter Laviolette, head coach of the National Hockey League (NHL) “Washington Capitals” club, described stability as the main feature of forward “capital” Alexander Ovechkin.
“The strength and surprising thing about Ovechkin is that he’s been so consistent from year to year. He’s been scoring so many goals since his first season in the NHL. And there’s not even a hint that he’s surrendered. Alexander still plays fast and hard hockey.
Yes, and now you’ve seen how assertive he is in overtime and fly to the door. This is Ovechkin, his essence. He is constantly looking for luck and tries to realize them in every match.
For me the word “stability” is the main answer to your question. Ovechkin scores a lot of goals every year, ”says expert quotes “Match TV”.
On the night of March 22, Moscow time, the Capitals lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets by 6:7 in the NHL regular season game. Ahead of the match, the NHL and Washington hosted a ceremony to honor the 37-year-old Russian who scored his 802nd career goal on December 23, 2022, passing Gordie Howe (801) to second place in NHL scoring history.
Ovechkin scored his 820th goal against Columbus. Ovechkin’s 75 goals remain before the league record ever held by great Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894) is over.
For the capitals, this defeat was the third in a row.
Washington, as previously reported released A unique doll in honor of Ovechkin.