International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) president Luc Tardif believes injuries could prevent Washington Capitals’ Russian forward Alexander Ovechkin from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s sniping record. His words guide the way RIA Novosti.
“He should break this record, but injuries may prevent him from doing so,” Tardif said.
On the night of November 19, Washington beat Utah away with a score of 6:2, Ovechkin scored a double goal. In the third period, the hockey player was injured and could not continue the game. Ovechkin will miss several games due to this injury and is scheduled to undergo additional examination on November 21.
Gretzky, who scored 894 goals in his career. The Russian hockey player has 868 goals in the National Hockey League (NHL), the difference is 26 goals. He scored 15 goals this season.
Washington leads the National Hockey League Eastern Conference with 27 points. In the next game of the NHL regular season, Washington will play the Colorado Avalanche on November 22, the starting siren for hockey players will sound at 03:00 Moscow time.
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Source: Gazeta
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