National Hockey League (NHL) reporter Frank Seravalli pointed out Washington’s captain Alexander Ovechkin’s transformation this season after resting during the regular season break. His words guide the way Daily Encounter.
“In the current championship, the problem was in skating. He didn’t reach the places where he was successful in the past. He doesn’t really move. That part was completely open. The only question in my mind is what happened in Dubai, where he spent the All-Star break? Because he looks like a different player since then,” he 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.
This season, Ovechkin played in 51 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and recorded 16 goals and 25 assists.
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.