Goalkeeper of Dynamo football club Igor Leshchuk in an interview “Sports Express” He talked about his meeting with Washington Capitals hockey player Alexander Ovechkin.
“I went to their games first in Washington and then in New York. We contacted him a few days before the match. I already had tickets, but he called me into the locker room after the Washington Capitals game. He showed us what was happening there, how it happened, and we had a nice talk,” said the goalkeeper.
27-year-old Leshchuk played seven games in the Russian Premier League (RPL) this season and conceded six goals. He also took part in Russian Cup matches. The goalkeeper appeared in four of a possible seven matches and conceded eight goals.
Ovechkin, 38, played in 39 games on the ice in the National Hockey League (NHL) this season and recorded eight goals and 19 assists. Ovechkin has a total of 830 goals in his entire NHL career. He is behind Wayne Gretzky, who holds the league record for most goals in NHL history with 64 goals.
Previously Leshchuk statedThat life in Moscow is cooler than in America.