Spartak hockey forward Andrei Mironov assessed the possibility of Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin returning to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). His words provide guidance “Match TV”.
“Sasha will calmly get used to our hockey, I’m not worried at all. But why should we talk about his return? Let him be the first to break Gretzky’s record! Let’s support him with passion, then the whole country will congratulate him,” Mironov said.
On September 17, Ovechkin turned 39 years old.
Last NHL season, the Russian played in 79 regular-season games and four playoff games, scoring 31 goals and making 34 assists. The Canadian continues to follow Gretzky’s sharpshooting record. Ovechkin is second in scoring, 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.
Ovechkin before named A former hockey player who will be invited to play for Washington.
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Source: Gazeta
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