Two-time Olympic hockey champion Alexander Kozhevnikov believes that in the coming seasons, Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin will be able to break Wayne Gretzky’s record and take the first place in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) among snipers.
“Sanya is a great guy, he goes to his goal. A few more seasons and everything will be decided. All hockey fans are waiting for this victory, but some will not like it.
People love him and everyone at the club loves him. It brings joy to fans, and simple, normal people appreciate it, ”says Kozhevnikov “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. Before the meeting, the NHL and Washington held a ceremony in honor of Ovechkin, who scored his 802nd career goal on December 23, 2022, surpassing Gordie Howe (801) to become the second-best NHL goalscorer in history.
Ovechkin scored his 820th goal against Columbus. Ovechkin is 74 goals away from the league record currently held by Wayne Gretzky (894).
formerly Ovechkin judicial The NHL regular season record of 40 goals is pretty high.