Olympic champion and two-time Stanley Cup champion Dominik Hasek spoke about Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin. His words are quoted “Sports Express”.
“He was and remains a great hockey player. First of all, he is a striker.
How will I react when he breaks Gretzky’s record? I’ll just take that into consideration. You know, human life is more important to me than the most beautiful game in the world. “I act accordingly,” said Hasek.
On October 25, in a National Hockey League (NHL) regular season game against Toronto, Ovechkin scored his 823rd career goal. The Russian player scored 42 goals last season. Currently the gap with Wayne Gretzky is 71 goals. In third place is Gordie Howe, who scored 801 goals during his NHL career.
It is worth noting that it was Ovechkin’s first goal this season in the match against Toronto. The Russian player could not score in four matches. The Russian forward has a total of five matches this season, one goal and two assists.
Previously Russian NHL player criticized their teammates.