“A lot of people talk about the pressure on Ovechkin, but I don’t think it’s pressure. The current Washington has become a low-scoring team. Now the Capitals really don’t score much compared to other teams .They often win 2:1, sometimes they don’t score a single goal in a match, this is the root of all evil.
And a lot of people treat Ovechkin in a special way, because many don’t want him to surpass Gretzky. They support the Canadian and don’t want the Russian to become the best. Ovechkin will get used to the idea that he still has a certain number of goals left to score, and everything will work out as it should for him. Washington has become different. Ovechkin now has far fewer scoring opportunities than before. Today, “Washington” consumes every moment through blood. And in this case, it becomes more difficult to score. The team has lost face on offense and it’s not Ovechkin. It’s about team play in attack, there aren’t many chances. There are 67 goals left, in three years he will definitely score them!”, Tarpishchev said in an interview with Match TV.
Alexander Ovechkin is now second on the list of all-time leading scorers in NHL history. Currently, he has 827 goals. Only Wayne Gretzky remained ahead of him, with 894 goals to his name. This season, the 38-year-old Russian has scored just five goals in 20 matches.
Source: Sport
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