Before “Pittsburgh” Evgeny Malkin who is second among NHL scorers this season, told he wants to catch up. Alexandra Ovechkina on abandoned objectives.
After the victory over Calgary (5:2), in which Evgeni Malkin scored 2 points (1+1), he overtook Alexander Mogilny (473) in the list of the best Russian snipers in the history of the NHL. Sergei Fedorov (483) is in front. With 27 more goals, the Pittsburgh forward could become the second Russian to score 500 career goals in the NHL after Alexander Ovechkin (822).
— You scored the 473rd goal, overtaking Alexander Mogilny for third place in the list of the best Russian snipers in the league. What does this mean to you?
– I don’t know, I didn’t think about it. I’ll try to get Ovechkin (822 goals), maybe. But it is not that simple. And I repeat: I’m just trying to play my best hockey. When I finish my career, I will look back and say: I did everything in my power. And now I don’t think much about glasses. You just have to show good hockey,” Malkin told .
Source : MatchTV
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