Three-time world hockey champion Alexei Tereshchenko has stated that he believes Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin can break Wayne Gretzky’s National Hockey League (NHL) sniper record. His words guide the way “Championship.com”.
“I hope so. I think Washington will help him, and that’s what he wants,” Tereshchenko said.
Ovechkin is 46 goals behind Gretzky on the NHL scoring list. Ovechkin already has 848 goals. Gretzky scored 894 goals in his career.
On the night of March 31, the Washington Capitals lost to the Boston Bruins in a penalty shootout in an NHL regular season game. Ovechkin did not score a point in the match and did not take part in the post-match penalty shootout.
On March 27, the Russian striker had a break in his five-game goal streak. He scored eight goals during this time. Ovechkin played in a total of 69 regular season matches this season and scored 26 goals and made 32 assists in these matches.
After 73 games, Washington sits seventh in the NHL Eastern Conference with 82 points. Washington’s next game will be on the road against the Buffalo Sabers.
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