The Russian attackerWashington Capitals » Alexander Ovechkin said he should listen to his teammate more Evgeny Kuznetsov .
On Saturday, Washington defeated the New York Islanders in the NHL regular season game with a score of 4 to 1. Ovechkin scored a double, Kuznetsov made an assist.
— Kuzya and I spoke just before the match started. He tells me what to do and it works. I should listen to Kuzya more.
We played against a good team. We all knew it wouldn’t be easy. Everyone played simply and intelligently. Shepard (goalie) was incredible today. Important backups. Our defense blocked shots perfectly,” Ovechkin said on the official NHL website.
Ovechkin has scored 826 career goals in regular NHL championships. The Russian ranks second on the league’s list of best snipers, behind Wayne Gretzky’s 68 goals (894).
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