Mother Alexandra Ovechkina Tatyana told that the hockey player, on the eve of the game against the Chicago Blackhawks, was inspired by the match of the Argentina national team and Lionel Messi at the World Cup in Qatar.
On Tuesday, the Argentines secured a place in the tournament final, beating Croatia 3-0. Messi scored with a penalty and an assist.
Ovechkin scored a hat trick in an NHL game and helped Washington beat Chicago 7-3. The Russian forward now has 800 NHL goals.
– Sasha is a young man! My son always calls me three hours before the game, we have such a tradition. And now he calls and says, “Mom, did you watch football?” – “Sash, of course, watched. Who were you supporting for?” “Mom, what are you asking? Of course, for Messi and Argentina!
Then Sasha went to the game. He already knew that Argentina had beaten Croatia in the semi-finals of the World Cup and that Messi had scored and made a great assist. Sasha’s mood was very high. He got a lot of positive emotions from football…
– Probably, it influenced the fact that he gave a shock game.
– Yes, the game turned out very good and all the guys from Washington played very well. As my granddaughter Seryozha says when he fires the puck into the house and scores into the net: “Magnificent! Nice boy!” So Sasha is handsome. We are all very happy for him! Tatyana Ovechkina told .
Source : MatchTV
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