Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova gave advice to the captain “Washington Capitals » Alexander Ovechkin which cannot break the scoreless streak.
Ovechkin did not score any points in the away game against the Philadelphia Flyers (3:4 B). The 38-year-old Russian failed to score the opponent’s goal for the 11th consecutive game and updated his personal anti-record of the longest goalless streak in the NHL.
“I don’t know what dad (Anatoly Tarasov, former coach of the USSR national team, died in 1995 – editor’s note) would say to Ovechkin. He would know what to suggest, but I wouldn’t. But I would advise him to practice and be a little patient. He is an exceptional athlete, a world star, and he will soon end his losing streak. I wish we could see and admire his play as long as possible,” Tarasova told Metaratings.ru.
Ovechkin ranks second on the league’s all-time goalscoring list with 827 goals. According to this indicator, he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
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Source : MatchTV
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