Vladimir Plyushchev, former head coach of the Russian national team, said that Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin has already written his name in history, regardless of whether he can break any records. His words guide the way RIA News.
“I do not comment on the records, it seems to me that Alexander plays for the team, not for the records. Even though he could not break any records, he left his mark in the history of international, North American and Russian hockey for a long time. Whether he scores more or less will not make him less important or less important,” Plyushchev said.
On the night of February 23, the Russian hockey player made an assist against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) (5:3).
Ovechkin extended his point streak to 10 games in the current NHL season. He played in 52 matches, scoring 16 goals and 26 assists. The Russian continues to pursue legendary Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the race to find the best snipers in league history. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career. Ovechkin has 838 goals, the difference is 56 goals.
Ovechkin before approached Fedorov in number of assists in the NHL.