Former forward of the Russian youth team Nikita Filatov said that it is only a matter of time before Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin chases the legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the list of the best snipers of the National Hockey League (NHL). His words guide the way “RB Sport”.
“It’s too early to say that Ovechkin is back. The picture is still not the picture everyone is used to. But it all depends on which angle you look at it from. If you take away the expectation that Sasha can still score forty goals a season and just look at all of this through the lens of counting to sixty, he will break Gretzky’s record. It’s a matter of time,” Filatov said.
The Russian continues to pursue Gretzky’s sniping record. The Moscow forward has 835 goals. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals in his NHL career; Ovechkin is currently 59 goals behind him.
On February 11, Washington lost to the Vancouver Canucks 2:3 in overtime, but Ovechkin scored a goal to extend his goal streak to five games.
The Russian hockey player’s personal record in the NHL is seven consecutive matches scored (2005/06 season). This season, Ovechkin played a total of 48 matches in the regular season and scored 13 goals and 23 assists in these matches.
Ovechkin before repeated His own success in the NHL three years ago.