Pittsburgh Penguins Russian guard Dmitry Kulikov talked about Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin’s game. Transmits words “Match TV”.
The forwards were told to stand next to Ovechkin. And there is nothing else you can do against him. More than ten shots to block. When the majority is played, it doesn’t go anywhere, it stays in one place, that is, a player is put on it. Five out of five make up, right? So it turned out to be a 4 on 3 game, ”said Kulikov.
Ovechkin moved from Dynamo Moscow to the Capitals in 2005. As part of Washington, he managed to win the Stanley Cup in 2018. He won the Calder Trophy in 2006 and the Hart Trophy in 2008, 2009 and 2013.
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 the Gordie Howe record and move up to a clean second place on the snipers list in league history.
Now the Russian has 822 goals scored in the National Hockey League (NHL) in his career. Wayne Gretzky is 72 goals behind. Canada remains the first among snipers in NHL history, due to 894 goals.
Former AHL player, Washington Capitals Sam Anas said About the impact of the success of Ovechkin on the desire of men to become hockey players.