American insider Frank Seravalli said that Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin, who spent the 2024 winter break in Dubai, returned to the team as a completely different person. His words guide the way Daily encounter.
According to him, the 38-year-old striker managed to regain his performance by quickly solving the problems with skating.
“This season the problem was in skating. He didn’t reach the places where he was successful last season. He doesn’t really move. The only question that worries me is what happened in Dubai? Why did he come back from there a different person?” said Seravalli.
On the night of February 21, Moscow time, Washington beat the New Jersey Devils in the NHL regular season match. The match took place at the Capital One Arena in Washington and ended with a score of 6:2 in favor of the capital. Ovechkin recorded a double and an assist. This match was the ninth match in which the 38-year-old forward scored a point.
This season, Ovechkin scored 41 (16+25) points in 51 games in the NHL regular season. The Russian closed the gap on the legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the race for the best snipers in league history. Gretzky has scored 894 goals in his career, Ovechkin currently has 838 goals, the difference is 56 goals.
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Source: Gazeta
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