Former International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Rene Fasel called out Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin and wished him luck in matching Wayne Gretzky’s record. His words guide the way “Sports Express”.
“The statistics are interesting. I’m a fan of Ovechkin, he’s an incredible player. His contract has another 2 years. So let’s attack (said in Russian). But Wayne Gretzky is Gretzky. But Ovechkin is Ovechkin. I can’t compare them, it’s hard to take sides,” Fasel said.
In a match against New Jersey on February 21, Ovechkin scored two goals and one assist.
This season, Ovechkin played in 51 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and recorded 16 goals and 25 assists. Washington will play its next game on February 23 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the kickoff siren will sound at 03:00 Moscow time.
The Russian closed the gap on the legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the race for the best snipers in league history. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career; On February 21, Ovechkin has now scored 838 goals, the difference is 56 goals.
Previously Ilya Kovalchuk saidWhen he hopes to see Ovechkin break Gretzky’s record.