Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin will break the National Hockey League (NHL) record for the most goals scored. This opinion was expressed by the owner of this achievement, Canadian Wayne Gretzky, whose words are quoted by the New York Times.
“There is not the slightest doubt that he will bypass me, and I think that is great. He's on track for 40-50 goals this season, if not more, ”Gretzky said.
According to the Canadian, "there is no doubt that Ovechkin will eventually beat" his record.
In Beijing without Ovechkin. Why Even NHL Stars Don't Want to Go to the Olympics Hockey Ovechkin is currently ranked fourth on the list of the best snipers in NHL history. On account of the Russian striker 752 goals. He is inferior to Czech Jaromir Jagr (766), Canadian Gordy Howe (801) and Gretzky (894).
In the current NHL championship, Ovechkin has scored 22 goals and made 25 assists. He is the league's second sniper and third goalscorer.
Ovechkin has been playing in the NHL since 2005. He spent his entire career overseas at Washington. In total, the striker played 1228 matches, in which he hit the opponents' goal 752 times and assisted partners 615 times. In 2018, the Russian won the Stanley Cup.
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