Ovechkin previously considered it impossible to catch up with Gretzky's record

Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who broke the record of Canadian player Wayne Gretzky for the number of goals scored in the National Hockey League (NHL), previously stated that no one would be able to do this. The corresponding interview was published on April 6 by the NHL press service on the social network X.

"It's impossible to catch up with Gretzky, but you can challenge him. Maybe you can do it," Ovechkin said in 2017.

As a result, the Russian himself was able to break the record and do, as he claimed at the time, the impossible.

"Finally, no one will ask me when you're going to do it. So it's okay already. We just have to focus on the game. And yes, as I said, it's a great moment," the hockey player said after the game, where he broke the record.

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Washington forward Alexei Protas — about the game with the Great Eight, salary and Belarusian records in the NHL

Russian forward and captain of the Washington Capitals hockey club Alexander Ovechkin scored his 895th goal in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season on April 6 against the New York Islanders, breaking the record of four-time Stanley Cup winner Wayne Gretzky, who scored 894 goals.

The TV channels of the National Media Group (NMG) holding and the performer, the leader of the band "Hands Up!" Sergey Zhukov congratulated Ovechkin with a world record clip for his favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group.