Dynamo Moscow’s general director Alexey Sopin said in an interview: “Match TV”It was stated that Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin continues his contact with the blue-whites.
“The last time he called was when the NHL was on break. Sasha herself was in Dubai. Apparently we played a home game against Avtomobilist. We were sitting, already preparing for the match. He called Alexey Nikolaevich Kudashov half an hour before he went on the ice.
We put it on speakerphone and talked together in the trainer’s room. Our teachers gave him some advice. And after that Ovechkin started scoring like a popper,” Sopin said.
Ovechkin is a graduate of Dynamo, where he won the Russian Championship and Gagarin Cup.
This season, 38-year-old Ovechkin played in 55 matches and scored 16 goals and made 27 assists in these matches. The Russian continues to chase after Wayne Gretzky in the race to find the best snipers in league history. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals during his career. Ovechkin now has 838 goals, the difference is 56 goals.
Previously NHL took away Ovechkin has an assist.