Khabarovsk attacker “Amur” Dmitry Shevchenko believes that if the captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin If he beats Canadian Wayne Gretzky’s record for goals scored in the NHL, it will be a world event.
Ovechkin, 38, has 836 goals in regular NHL championships, with Gretzky being the leader in this indicator (894).
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— I started following the NHL more, because it’s convenient in terms of time. We wake up and you can watch it live, between 10am and 11am local time. I’m keeping an eye on Alexandre. I was afraid, like the whole country, that he wouldn’t score. But these players are “serial”. He can go 5 or 10 games without a goal, then 10 or 15 with points. Ovechkin is a sniper from God. I hope that this year he will minimize the gap with Gretzky and that next year he will break the record. For all of Russia, for everyone who doesn’t particularly follow hockey, it will be a world event. He is the greatest player who has reached such heights.
Hockey is changing now. The game has become faster, more dynamic and more powerful. No blame on Gretzky, but scoring 894 goals is a lot harder now than it was back then. We all support Alexandre. There is nothing more to say, because he is a great player,” Shevchenko is quoted in Metaratings.ru.
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