National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin said in an interview with Amiran Sardarov that he wants to live in Russia after completing his professional career.
According to him, he is more comfortable in his homeland than in the United States.
“All my friends and relatives are here. I can easily consider Washington as my second home, I had a dream of playing in the NHL, everyone knows me there. But home is home,” Ovechkin said.
Ovechkin has played in 79 regular season games and four playoff games in the NHL, scoring 31 goals and making 34 assists. The Canadian continues to follow Wayne Gretzky’s sharpshooting record. Ovechkin is second in all-time, 41 goals behind the Canadian; the Russian currently has 853 goals scored.
In the first round of the 2023/24 NHL playoffs, the Washington Capitals faced the New York Rangers, which included Russian hockey players goaltender Igor Shesterkin and forward Artemy Panarin. The Capitals did not win a single game and lost the series 0-4. Ovechkin did not score in these games.
Previously Evgeni Malkin laughed Over Alexander Ovechkin during the match between KHL and NHL stars.