Former Russian national football player Yuri Zhirkov told that the attacker “Washington” Alexander Ovechkin will probably break the record Wayne Gretzky in terms of goals scored in the NHL, it won’t do that.
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).
— Will Ovechkin be able to beat Gretzky’s record?
— I support Detroit. The main thing is that Alexander does not throw them away. I think that if Ovechkin plays three more seasons and produces the same performance as in the last one, he will probably beat it. Unless there are injuries, a pandemic or something else. Maybe they will tell him: “We don’t need you anymore, go back to Russia.” Anything is possible, but he has a better chance of breaking the record.
— Can Ovechkin now be considered the best player in NHL history?
— It seems to me that there were many legends who deserved such a title. There are hockey players who have already finished playing, like Jagr. Ovechkin is already among the legends of Russian hockey and the NHL. He is already a legend, it does not depend on his ability to break Gretzky’s record, “Zhirkov told .
Ovechkin is a three-time world champion as a member of the Russian national team. With the Capitals, the Russian forward won the Stanley Cup in the 2017/18 season. Ovechkin played for Dynamo from 2001 to 2005 and in the 2012-2013 season during the NHL lockout.
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