Anastasia Shubskaya, wife of Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin, said in an interview: “Sports Express” about her husband’s relationship with Russian players of the National Hockey League (NHL).
“We are mostly friends with the Orlovs and Kuznetsovs. And we communicate with all Russian guys. We met and crossed paths with many players and their spouses at the World Championship and World Cup. With Kaprizov, Tarasenko, Vasilevsky, Kucherov… When you communicate with girls and their husbands play for the country, it is a kind of special union,” said Shubskaya.
Alexander Ovechkin continues to trail Wayne Gretzky as the top scorer in league history. The legendary Canadian scored 894 goals during his career. Ovechkin has 839 goals, the difference is 55 goals.
The Russian forward played a total of 57 games in the NHL this season and scored 17 goals and 28 assists.
In the next game, Washington will play away against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Former Russian hockey player accepted He ranks first in the list of scorers of the NHL season.