National Hockey League (NHL) Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin said in an interview with Amiran Sardarov that he wants to win an Olympic trophy before ending his professional career.
The actress said that she was very happy for the members of the Russian team, who managed to win the gold medal at the Games held in Korea in 2018.
“There were so many moments, so many opportunities, and unfortunately there were no medals… I’m very happy for the players who won, they did a great job. But unfortunately I wasn’t there. Is it still possible? Theoretically yes, but you see what happened to our team,” 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.
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Source: Gazeta
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