Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Plyushchev reacted to the success of the Russian forward of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin, who managed to surpass the former Canadian forward of the Calgary Flames Jerome Iginla in the list of the best NHL assistants of all time.
According to this indicator, Ovechkin occupies 68th place. On Thursday, in the regular season match against the New York Islanders (3:2 OT), the Russian scored an assist, which became his 676th in the league. Iginla has 675 assists. First place goes to Wayne Gretzky (1963), second place to Ron Francis (1249), third place to Mark Messier (1193).
— I always said that Alexandre tried to play for the team’s results. When I was a player, the coach said: if your game is not going well, work for your partner. Ovechkin doesn’t score, but he benefits Washington and helps score points. He is a versatile player. I am sure he will end his scoreless streak,” RT Pliushchev quotes.
At the same time, Ovechkin did not score in the 14th consecutive NHL game and updated his personal record.
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Source : MatchTV
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