Former Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau recalled how he admired the team’s injured Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin. His words are quoted washington post.
“He couldn’t wear any gear or anything like that. I just thought, “He won’t be able to play.” But Ovi said he would play… I remember nodding at the end of the game. Here is a guy who doesn’t even know how to skate in the morning, and now, to his surprise, he scores four goals and five points. “I said, ‘This guy is incredible,’” Boudreau said.
In a game against Florida on February 25, Ovechkin played his 1,400th NHL game. He became the 41st player in the league to surpass this goal.
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.
Ovechkin before spoke About a record 1,400 NHL games.