Igor Grigorenko, the former forward of the Gagarin Cup-winning Russian national team, explained why he is not concerned about the poor performance of Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin in this season of the National Hockey League regular season. (NHL). His words guide the way “Championship.com”.
“I’m not even worried about Ovechkin. This is the master! He knows how and what to do. There are moments when the puck won’t go. But now everything is fine, everything is stabilizing,” Grigorenko said.
On January 28, Ovechkin broke his goalless streak of eight consecutive games. Before that, he scored in the match against Pittsburgh on January 3 (3:4). After that, the hockey player played in four matches without scoring a goal, missed four matches due to injury, and then failed to score in four more matches in a row.
Ovechkin continues to chase the record of legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals in the league’s regular championships during his career. Ovechkin currently has 836 goals. The capital’s captain scored 38 (14+24) points in 50 matches this season.
Formerly Ovechkin’s agent said about the hockey player’s return to the KHL.