Athletistic/Hockey. So far, Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin isn’t making his fans too happy. Yes, the hockey player has already scored his 1,500th career NHL goal. But the striker scores very few goals.

This season, Ovechkin has scored 5 goals in 23 matches. Twice – for an empty purpose. This is the lowest performance indicator at this stage of the regular season in 19 years of Russian championship football.

Of course, Ovechkin isn’t the only one experiencing a slump right now. But only five goals scored in more than a quarter of a season is very low. Gretzky’s record cannot therefore be beaten.

Thus, Ovechkin repeated his anti-record in regular NHL championships, set in February and March 2017 (10 games without a goal).

“Being a forward has its ups and downs, but if you have chances, they will eventually come to fruition. Lately, they’ve started to dry up, not to mention the moments after faceoffs, and I don’t take into account “playing in unequal situations takes into account. That’s what worries me.” – said Washington coach Spencer Carbery.

This is how foreign hockey fans commented on social networks about the decline of Ovechkin’s game. In particular, one of the fans advised the Russian to change clubs.

@CorrectDRWPrend:

– Maybe he should leave Washington… I think he will start scoring again in the Canadian club.

@miksurly7:

– This guy will never give up. Even though he has been a burden on the team for a long time.

@MonTahltan24:

– The weather is merciless. Alas, expect an anti-record.

@Photojet:

– He is clearly at the end of his career and will not catch up with Gretzky. Hopefully he won’t play too long just to set a record at the team’s expense.

@BillElio:

– The Grand record should never be broken. 10 matches without a goal says a lot.

@FuriousBearsFan:

“I still think he’ll get his act together soon.”

@JohnCookH:

– I’m worried about Ovi. He should already start scoring…

@BigBurthockey:

– Only a quarter has passed. There is still time to reach its peak.

@JMiskev:

– Not the best season. Goals are difficult to achieve.

@PhilConnolly11:

– He is not one of those who will simply give up! He will play soon.

@casino_electric:

– The NHL won’t allow him to retire until he breaks the record. Even if he scores 10 goals per season…

@amdavy341:

“I thought he would beat Gretzky no problem.” But now I’m not sure…

@mvtraning:

– If Ovechkin continues to play like this, Gretzky will maintain his goals record…

@EduEngineer:

– 2035. Most Earthlings believed in vampires. This is mainly due to the fact that Alex Ovechkin signed another multi-year contract in order to further catch up with Gretzky.

@ZaneStone Shaft:

– The goals will come. He didn’t care about your predictions.

Recall that during the current NHL regular season, Ovechkin scored 16 points (5+11) in 25 games.

Andrey Andreev, Sport.Ru


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