Athletistic/ Hockey. At the end of July, Alexander Ovechkin had minor health problems. The Washington captain suffers from a knee ailment, due to which he was unable to get on the ice in Magnitogorsk for the farewell match of KHL legend Sergei Mozyakin.

“The injury is not too serious and did not prevent Ovechkin from playing the game of the year,” a source told Match TV. “But this time, Alexander decided to take care of himself in order to start a full training in 10 days.”

Here’s how Washington fans reacted to the Ovechkin news:

The last eight:
– A Russian car doesn’t break down, but it does get dented from time to time. The main thing is that he’s healthy for the Ovi Cup. It’s amazing how much interest the Russians have in all these exhibition matches. Their beer leagues must be legendary.

Sgt. Schultz:
– I hope the knee will be fine by the start of the season.

Bruh:
– Burn fat, Ovi! It will save your joints now and later. Take your diet seriously!

FIRE CAPS:
– Is it possible to get a “slight” knee injury as a hockey player?

The last eight:
– There are no knee injuries in the NHL. Players can only have lower body injuries.

CapsFan1999:
– Scheduled maintenance of the Russian car.

Usul:
– I’m not against Ovi participating in friendly matches. Let him lose weight that way.

Jim:
“As he gets older, he may have to go through more injuries or have a longer recovery period before he can switch to a healthier diet.” Some of us learn from experience.

Well, Ovechkin is definitely not the best player in the NHL anymore, but he is without a doubt considered its main star. And this is the era of Crosby, McDavid, Kucherov and MacKinnon. The reason is that the Russian is chasing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL regular season goals record.

Gretzky retired in 1999. On March 29 of that year, The Great One scored his last regular season goal in the NHL, which became his 894th. Then it seemed to everyone that this bar was set forever and that no one could even come close to it. It’s not only the greatness of Gretzky himself, but also the fact that the league and hockey have changed a lot since the late 1970s, when Wayne started playing in the NHL. The main changes affected the game and equipment of goaltenders, as well as the actions of defenders – hockey has simply become more tactical.

But Alexander Ovechkin managed to prove that anything is possible. The Russian is now the second-leading sniper in NHL history, with 41 goals behind Gretzky’s record. Considering that Ovi has a contract with Washington that is valid for two more years, there is a good chance that the first hockey player who managed to cross the 900-goal mark in the regular season will soon appear in the North American League.

Ovechkin, 38, missed just three games last NHL season. And in his entire career – 59 games, 35 of them due to injuries.



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