Former head coach of the Russian national team Vladimir Krikunov believes that the striker Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin will do everything possible to update the sniper’s file Wayne Gretzky .
On Friday, Ovechkin scored his 24th goal of the season in the NHL’s regular season game against the Carolina Hurricanes, closing the gap on Gretzky’s record to 48 goals.
– I think all of Russia supports Ovechkin so that he can catch up and overtake Gretzky. Therefore, we will watch, we will applaud. Maybe it will catch up with him – in a few years.
Have you scored 23 goals this season? He will score even more this season. Maybe it will be close enough there. I think he will do his best to achieve this record,” Krikunov was quoted as saying by “Championship.”
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Source : MatchTV
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