Former forward of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) clubs Evgeny Artyukhin commented on Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin’s goalless start to the new season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Artyukhin quotes his words “RB Sports”.
“They’re talking about it a lot now and I hope it doesn’t put any pressure on Sasha. I think the goalless streak is just a matter of time and will end soon. Of course, everyone expects goals and records from him, but nothing terrible happened,” said Artyukhin.
Ovechkin failed to score in any of Washington’s four games to start the season. This happened for the first time in the 2012/2013 season. After the goal shortage that season, the striker scored 32 goals in 48 matches in the regular season.
In total, Ovechkin has 822 goals in the NHL regular championship, he is second in the list of Russian snipers after Wayne Gretzky (894).
Washington will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in their next game. The match will be played on October 25.
Artemi Panarin, formerly a striker Issue He made his first double of the season and brought victory to Rangers.