As learned, the captain of the Washington Capitals NHL club Alexander Ovechkin could not attend the farewell match of the best scorer in the history of Russian hockey Sergei Mozyakin due to a knee injury.
The “Legendary Match of Sergei Mozyakin” will take place on Saturday in Magnitogorsk.
— This injury is not too serious and did not prevent Ovechkin from playing the “Match of the Year” a week ago. But now Alexander has decided to be careful so that in 10 days he can start full training,” a source told .
Ovechkin is 38 years old. The Russian forward, with 853 goals scored, ranks second on the list of the best snipers in NHL history, behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894). With the Capitals, Ovechkin won the Stanley Cup in the 2017-18 season.
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