Ovechkin's mother told about the parting words to her son before the game with the New York Islanders

Tatiana Ovechkina, the mother of Russian Washington Capitals player Alexander Ovechkin, wished her son good luck before the match with the New York Islanders, during which he scored the 895th goal and broke the record of Canadian Wayne Gretzky for goals in the NHL. She told about this on April 6 in an interview with Igor Rabiner, a columnist for Sport-Express.

"As always over the past 20 years, three hours before the game, I wished you good luck, and everything worked out," the woman said.

She also expressed gratitude to the owner of the Washington Capitals for signing a long-term contract with her son and for believing in him.

According to Tatiana Ovechkina, Alexander is loved by his teammates, and she is happy because of his success in his career.

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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.