The Russian reached this milestone for the 13th time in his career. Gretzky had 12 such seasons.
“We will be happy for him. He is doing a great job. 40 goals in one season? Almost every goal is a record.
“Washington” head coach hailed Ovechkin’s record-breaking NHL season
Ovechkin himself treats all these achievements with irony. His biggest record is yet to come. I think that in a year or two we will talk about it again”, quotes Sport-Express Kozhevnikov.
Source: Sport

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