Commentator Alexey Andronov telegram channel He expressed doubts about Russian Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin chasing Canadian Wayne Gretzky’s record.
“Here I am told how important Ovechkin’s record is to the league. How he will drag it by the ears to the record until it melts. How they will sell the T-shirts… All this is nonsense. And it will not happen. Trolling – yes, it will be like that.
He can’t stand next to Gretzky. Same thing with Malkin. Brett Hull, Bure – yes, definitely. Let it beat you. I wish it were to make it clear that Ovechkin is not the only one in Russia. There is Malkin, Panarin, Kucherov…” wrote Andronov.
Ovechkin, 38, played in 29 games this season and scored only 18 points (5 goals and 13 assists). In total, the player scored 827 goals during his time in the NHL. The difference between Ovechkin, who holds the league record for the most goals scored in NHL history, and Gretzky is 67 goals. Gordie Howe (801 goals) rounded out the top three.
Ovechkin before repeated Malkin’s great success went down in NHL history.