Gleb Chistyakov, representative of Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin, said he and the player are not paying attention to the haters. His words are quoted Sports24.
“Sasha is having a great performance in this part of the championship, so it was no surprise for us that he was recognized as the first star of the week in the NHL. Does Ovechkin’s pursuit of Gretzky’s record negatively affect Washington? We do not pay attention to the haters. Sasha plays for the team , everything is fine,” said Chistyakov.
On March 24, in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL), Washington Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets with a score of 3:0. Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals.
The Russian forward continues to break Canada’s Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. The Canadian hockey player scored 894 goals during his NHL career and tops the list of the best snipers in league history. Ovechkin sits second, 46 goals behind Gretzky; The Russian player currently has 848 goals.
Ovechkin before reputed The first NHL star of the week.