Former player of the Russian national ice hockey team Alexei Kovalev in an interview with , he said he was not surprised by the striker’s performance and performance “Washington” Alexandra Ovechkina in NHL .
On Friday against Nashville, Ovechkin caught Kovalev in career NHL regular season games. Due to the two Russians now 1316 games. Ovechkin is second on the league’s top scorers list with 809 goals, behind only Wayne Gretzky, who is 85 behind.
– Alexander Ovechkin at the age of 37 overtook Gordie Howe in goal. Does it surprise you?
“And what is surprising?” There is a shot, he just throws, the partners give passes. Why not score? So you can play at 45. The main thing is that the throw does not disappear, and the forces do not go anywhere.
And Ovechkin is bursting with energy. And with his power, he can play for up to 50 years. Sasha has the same build as Jaromir Jagr.
– You were the captain of the Russian Olympic team in Turin 2006 when Ovechkin came to his first Games. Has his style changed a lot since then?
– So Sasha was young, he tried to do more individually. I wanted to turn in circles, to run away. He continues to do so now, and his game hasn’t changed that much.
But now Ovechkin is more important to be in the right place at the right time. Someone will pass, and he will throw. Somewhere he will come out and play on knockouts. Or dig a washer into the patch.
When Ovechkin came to the NHL, he started throwing more than in the Super League. And in Russian hockey, in his youth, he was more aimed at passing and drawing combinations,” Kovalev told .
Source : MatchTV
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