State Duma deputy and two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov in an interview Sports24 The National Hockey League (NHL) stated that Alexander Ovechkin, captain of the Washington Capitals team, accidentally broke his leg.
According to him, Utah forward John McBain, who caused the damage, did not deliberately try to injure the Russian.
“Of course, Ovechkin’s injury is a shame. And the fact that they want to break it on purpose is complete stupidity! This is hockey. He will definitely return to his previous level,” said Fetisov.
On the night of November 22, the Washington Capitals lost to the Colorado Avalanche. The match, which took place at the Capital One Arena stadium in the capital of the United States of America, ended with the guest team winning by a minimum of 2:1. At the end of the first period, 26-year-old Washington and Canadian forward Pierre-Luc Dubois opened the scoring. The guest team responded with goals from 28-year-old Finn Mikko Rantanen and 29-year-old American Miles Wood.
Ovechkin continues to chase the “eternal” sniper record of Gretzky, who scored 894 goals in his career. The Russian hockey player has 868 goals in the NHL, the difference is 26 goals. He scored 15 goals this season.
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Source: Gazeta
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