Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova in a conversation with , she wished him health Alexander Ovechkin and expressed hope that he would break the NHL record for most goals scored.
On November 22, Washington’s press service announced that Ovechkin would be out for four to six weeks due to a fractured left fibula. The 39-year-old hockey player was injured during the NHL regular season match against Utah (6:2).
—Have you heard that Washington’s Russian captain was wounded? What do you think of this situation?
— Of course, Alexander Ovechkin is an exceptional hockey player and an extraordinary person who advances our sport. I would really like to wish him good health and that Alexander recovers from his injury as quickly as possible. And then – as many goals as possible! We all know what Ovechkin is aiming for. And we really hope that he will break Wayne Gretzky’s record, ”Zagitova told the correspondent.
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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