Journalist Athletic Tariq El-Bashir shared the view that Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin scored 42 goals last season of the National Hockey League (NHL).
“My prediction was that Ovechkin would finish the season with 40 to 45 goals. He finished the season with 42 goals and 822 career goals. What’s great? The other 13 scorers who scored more than 40 goals in a season were under 30. El Bashir, 21-year-old Jack Hughes, Ovechkin He was just four years old when he made his NHL debut.
Ovechkin has appeared in 73 league games this season, scoring 42 goals and providing 33 assists. Now the Russian has 822 goals scored in his NHL career. Wayne Gretzky is 72 goals behind. Canada remains the first among snipers in NHL history, due to 894 goals.
Former Olympic champion, Stanley Cup winner and three-time world champion Valery Kamensky spoke About the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals failing to make it to the NHL playoffs.