Sports psychologist Vadim Gushchin explained what could be causing the decline in the performance of Russian forward and National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin. His words lead the way metaratings.ru.
“I think it’s a combination of factors. First of all, of course, what is happening in the club is not what is happening in the personal life of hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. There probably isn’t enough support and that has an impact. And everything else; yes, of course there are many factors,” Gushchin said.
The Russian player played a total of 39 matches on the ice this season and recorded 8 goals and 19 assists. Ovechkin has 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. At the same time, the hockey player failed to score a goal in the last four matches.
Ovechkin missed his team’s last two games with a lower-body injury. Washington sits 12th in the NHL Eastern Conference after 41 games played.
Ovechkin before compared With Kovalchuk’s return to Spartak.