“Ovechkin’s 1,500-point goal is a great motivation for our NHL players” – Nikita Shchitov

The mark of 1,500 points scored in the NHL, which was set by the forward »Washington » Alexander Ovechkin will be a great motivation for other Russian players in the league, former Salavat defender Yulaev and Neftekhimik told Nikita Shchitov .

On Friday, Washington lost in a shootout to Dallas – 4:5. In this game, Ovechkin scored an assist and scored the 1,500th point of his NHL career.

— 1,500 points in the NHL is an incredible level. Yes, Alexander is now on a scoreless streak. But in the life of every athlete there are stages when you try, do everything to achieve a result, but the puck does not go into the goal. You just need to wait for this period. Ovechkin is an experienced hockey player, he himself knows it. He will succeed. His crazy efforts and desire will definitely lead to goals. I think this season, Alexander will be able to reach the 30 goal mark in the regular season.

It’s great that Ovechkin was the first Russian to reach the 1,500 point mark. This bar is a great motivation for our current and future NHL players. I think many will want to overcome it. Alexander shows by his example that if you work hard, you can achieve such a result,” Shchitov told .

The forward scored 827 goals and made 673 assists in 1,370 games over 19 NHL seasons. Ovechkin was the first Russian to reach 1,500 points in the NHL. The 38-year-old forward became the 16th player to reach such numbers in the league and second among active hockey players, just behind Pittsburgh forward Sidney Crosby (1,529).

Ovechkin is 38 years old, the Russian forward has been playing for Washington since 2005. This season, Ovechkin has scored five goals and provided ten assists in 23 regular season games.