Defender of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) club Severstal Mark Barberio expressed confidence that Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin can break Wayne Gretzky’s record and surpass him in the list of the best snipers of the National Hockey League (NHL) . His words guide the way “RB Sports”.
“I don’t follow Washington’s game much, but I know that the team has a new coach and it takes time to get used to the new system. Ovechkin is the top scorer of all time and bad times happen to everyone. Let’s see how many goals he will score at the end of the season. Maybe he is below expectations, but “He will still score a certain number of goals,” he said.
The Russian striker continues to break Gretzky’s sniper record. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals in his NHL career; Ovechkin is now 64 goals behind him. He also set a personal anti-record this season: he failed to score in 14 consecutive matches in November and December. He scored a total of 8 goals and 21 assists in 43 matches this season.
The Jan. 15 game against the Colorado Avalanche, which ended in a 6-2 loss to the Capitals, was Ovechkin’s 1,390th game in the NHL. In terms of the number of matches in the league, Russia ranks 44th overall, coming very close to Doug Mons, who has played one more match. Currently, Ovechkin has scored 830 goals and made 684 assists in these matches.
Previously in Washington explained Ovechkin and Kuznetsov ligament rupture.