State Duma Deputy Nikolai Valuev announced words According to RIA Novosti, US President-elect Donald Trump said that he sees Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin as a great player and that Trump wants negotiations.
“He wants to negotiate. But it’s not about that yet. Sports and the return of sports are just the icing on the cake to distract attention,” Valuev said.
On the night of January 17, Washington beat Ottawa with a score of 1:0. Ovechkin scored the only goal in this game, scoring in overtime. Thus, the Russian closed the gap with Canadian Wayne Gretzky in the list of the best snipers in history in the NHL regular season. 20 goals left for the record. The total number of goals scored by 39-year-old Ovechkin in the National Hockey League reached 874. During the league’s regular season, Ovechkin scored 21 goals into the opponent’s goal.
In the next game of the regular season, Washington will play against Edmonton. The meeting will take place on January 22.
Ovechkin before entered the symbolic team “Washington”.