Coach of Spartak Moscow Alexey Kovalev in an interview with , he said that the Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin still has one of the best shots in the NHL, and the Capitals coaching staff will do anything to make sure the Russian continues to score consistently.
Ovechkin turned 38 on September 17. The Russian scored 822 goals in regular NHL championship matches, while Wayne Gretzky, the leader in this indicator, scored 894 goals.
— Will Alexander Ovechkin be able to score 50 goals at 38?
“Everything is real to him.” If he’s been scoring in the same spot for almost 20 years, and every goalie knows by heart what he’s going to do, and Ovechkin just keeps going up and down from there… Well, how can you stop him?
– But age…
— Over the years, speed and technique may decrease. But even now I stopped like before. I can, like in my youth, put the puck back on track. And if they give passes to Ovechkin, then with his shot you can score as before. Well, okay, even if he doesn’t score 50 goals, he should score his 30 to 35 goals. This is not a problem.
In addition, he has good partners next to him, they can pay attention to them. You cover the man with the puck, but you miss Ovechkin. I think they will always find three competent guys for Sasha so that he can continue to score,” Kovalev told .
Kovalev ranks second after Ovechkin among Russians in the number of games in the NHL regular season and fifth in points scored.
The 2023/24 NHL season begins on October 10.
Source : MatchTV
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