Former Dynamo Moscow forward and coach Igor Bakhmutov spoke about Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin’s attempt to match Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. In the comments legal betting He realized that Alexander needed a good assistant to be successful.
“Ovechkin’s record will not only be the most important event for Russian sports, but also an event of universal scale. Theoretically, if he manages to score 30 goals this season, Gretzky will have around 40 goals left.
If they find a good center who can assist him like Bäckström, he will be capable of breaking records in the next regular season, why not? He needs smart guys on offense. If I were the leader in Washington, I would do anything to make sure he breaks this record as quickly as possible. And when that happens, we can make a movie,” says Bakhmutov.
The legendary Canadian Gretzky scored 894 goals in the regular championships of the National Hockey League (NHL) during his career and is at the top of the list of the best snipers in the history of the league. Ovechkin sits second, 51 goals behind Gretzky; The Russian player currently has 843 goals. He recorded 52 points (21 goals, 31 assists) in 64 games this season.
Former coach of Avangard named Issues that could prevent Ovechkin from catching Gretzky.