Agent Alexandra Ovechkina Gleb Chistyakov told that after the captain “Washington” recovered from an injury, he will be able to return to his previous level.
On Friday, it was learned that Ovechkin would be out four to six weeks with a fractured left fibula. The 39-year-old hockey player was injured on Monday during the NHL regular season match against Utah (6:2).
— How does Alexandre feel now?
– Feel normal, will prepare and recover. It’s okay, it’s sport, it happens.
— Could the injury affect his form at the start of the season?
“I’m sure he will prepare and come back in the same shape.” After the injury, Sasha will return to the same level that he set at the beginning of the season, Chistyakov told .
Ovechkin is out for the longest stretch of his 20 NHL seasons. Before that, the longest period of absence due to injury for a Russian was ten days. In 2009, from November 4 to 14, the forward missed six matches due to an upper body injury.
Ovechkin has scored 15 goals this season. In total, he has 868 league goals, according to this indicator he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894).
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