“One of the factors influencing the decline in Ovechkin’s performance is that he began to feel sorry for himself. He has less training volume. Ovechkin also devotes more time to rest. It can be assumed that the demands on himself were reduced during preparation for the His speed has noticeably decreased, which affects his game.
Reaching Gretzky’s record for Ovechkin could be problematic. Ovechkin is already a great player and has made a huge contribution to hockey. He no longer needs to prove anything,” Balandin said in an interview with RB Sport.
This season, Ovechkin participated in 44 matches for Washington, where he scored 31 (9+22) points. He is 63 goals away from Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record.
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Source: Sport
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