Ovechkin spoke about the support from Gretzky in pursuit of his NHL record

Forward and captain of the National Hockey League (NHL) club Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin admitted that he feels support from four-time Stanley Cup winner Wayne Gretzky in pursuit of his goalscoring record. The Russian striker told about it on April 3.

"Gretzky is great. Of course, we communicate. He said he supports me," The Athletic portal quoted Ovechkin as saying.

The Washington captain stressed that he feels support from the Canadian from game to game.

On the night of April 3, the Russian scored his 892nd goal in the regular NHL championships, this happened in a meeting against the Carolina Hurricanes. Ovechkin's team lost with a score of 5:1. The Russian has two goals left to repeat Gretzky's record and three to surpass it.

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