Alexander Ovechkin named the five most talented hockey players
Russian hockey player and captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) club Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin named five of the most talented hockey players he has ever played against in an interview with Sport-Express on March 11.
"[Connor] McDavid, of course, as well as [Nathan] McKinnon, [Sydney] Crosby, [Evgeny] Malkin, [Nikita] The coachmen. There are a lot of talented people. But I would not like to choose one person," said the 2018 Stanley Cup winner.
Ovechkin also spoke about the pursuit of Canadian Wayne Gretzky, the best sniper in NHL history. He has 894 goals in the regular season, the Russian has already scored 886.
On March 10, it became known that Ovechkin scored 1,600 points in the regular NHL championships and reduced the gap from Gretzky's record for goals scored in the NHL to eight goals. In addition, the 39-year-old Russian forward became the 11th hockey player in history to reach 1,600 points.
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