Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin said in an interview: “Sports Express”He wouldn’t mind if American Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews broke the single-season scoring record in the National Hockey League (NHL).
“Can Matthews break my record? May God grant you victory! When you look at current hockey, there are more goals, it is more open. So that is to be expected,” Ovechkin said.
Matthews scored 45 goals in 51 matches this season. The record holder for goals scored in a season in the 21st century is Ovechkin, who scored 65 goals in the 2007/08 season.
This season, Ovechkin played in 49 games in the NHL regular season and scored 14 goals and had 23 assists.
The Russian continues to pursue Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. The Moscow striker has 836 goals. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals in his NHL career; Ovechkin currently trails him by 58 goals.
Ovechkin before named the most Americanized Russian.