Double Olympic champion Alexander Kojevnikov in a conversation with , he opined that the captain “Washington » Alexander Ovechkin he will certainly be able to perform at a high level until the age of 40, after which he will come to play in Russia.
“Washington” on January 8 at home took on the ice “Columbus”. This match was Ovechkin’s 1,317th in his career. The 37-year-old forward set a record among Russian players for the number of NHL games, ahead of Alexei Kovalev.
– Health is, there will be achievements. The main thing is that he is not injured. Now Ovechkin will break a record in every game, every day he will surpass his feat. For me, games don’t play a big role, yes, he overtook Kovalev, but the main records are goals scored.
– How long will Ovechkin be able to perform at the highest level?
– Until the age of 40, of course, then he will come to Russia to perform. Sasha is a big guy, God forbid, for there to be enough emotions, but now you can’t say he’s tired. We are of course waiting for Gretzky to take the record, it will be forever and even McDavid will have a hard time catching up with him.
Ovechkin has been in Washington since 2005. This season he has scored 29 goals and 19 assists in 43 games. In total, Alexander has 809 goals, he ranks second in performance in NHL history. The leader among snipers is Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals during his career.
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