Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Mikhail Degtiarev said he was convinced that Alexander Ovechkin will break the record Wayne Gretzky and will go down in the history of world hockey.
On Sunday, Ovechkin, 39, scored a hat-trick in the match against Vegas (5:2). The Russian forward ranks second in the list of best snipers in the history of regular NHL championships (866 goals), just behind Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
— I still support Alexander Ovechkin. I am confident he will catch up and surpass Gretzky. And he will write his name for centuries not only in the history of the NHL, but also in the entire world of hockey, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Degtyarev’s words.
The All-Russian New Media Forum is being held in Moscow on Monday.
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