Former Russian national team head coach Vladimir Plyushchev has suggested that Russian forward and Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin’s goalless streak could be attributed to a recent injury. His words lead the way “Sports every day”.
“Hockey is a game and Ovechkin is a living person. Maybe he has some health problems. The striker was injured recently. First they ask why he scored, then on the contrary they ask why he didn’t score. Real people play hockey. It is quite difficult to predict everything,” said Plyushchev.
On the night of January 11, Washington lost to Montreal with a score of 2:3 (overtime). Ovechkin did not score. This is the Washington star’s third straight game where he has been held scoreless.
Ovechkin continues to pursue the “eternal” sniping record of Canadian forward Wayne Gretzky. The Canadian player scored 894 goals in 1,487 matches throughout his career. Ovechkin now has 872 goals, the difference is 22 goals. He scored 19 goals this season.
With his last goal, he rose to 12th place among the top scorers in regular season history with 1,580 points.
In the next game, Washington will play against Nashville. The match will be played on January 12.
Ovechkin before output Ranked 30th in NHL games played.
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Source: Gazeta
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