Medvedev wanted Ovechkin to catch up and overtake Gretzky in three seasons

CEO of Zenit and former president of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) Alexander Medvedev congratulated the strikerWashington » Alexandra Ovechkina with a new historic achievement in the NHL.

On Saturday night, Washington beat Winnipeg 4-1 at home. Ovechkin scored two goals. The Russian scored the 802nd goal of his NHL career. According to this indicator, he came out on a good second place, beating Gordie Howe (801 puck). Gretzky has 894 goals.

“I warmly congratulate Alexander on his historic achievement. I hope that neither the best goaltenders in the NHL, nor injuries, nor lockouts prevent him from catching and passing Canadian legend Wayne Gretzky in, say, three seasons. And for that, it would be good to play the playoffs. And we will wait a season or two in the KHL,” Medvedev told Metaratings.ru.

Source : MatchTV

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