Athletistic/Hockey. The head coach of the Russian 25 national team, Roman Rotenberg, expressed confidence that the captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, will be able to break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record in the National League hockey (NHL).

“First of all I would like to wish Sasha good health so that he is well prepared for next season. I am sure that next season it will not be easy to beat Gretzky’s record, but if we considers two seasons, then we We have every chance of breaking it, ”says Rotenberg, correspondent of the “Championship” Pavel Panyshev.

Currently, Ovechkin has 853 goals scored in regular NHL championships. To beat Gretzky’s record, he still has 42 goals to score.

Recall that last season, Ovechkin scored 31 goals. In total, the attacker has 65 points scored.

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