Singer Derzhavin congratulated Ovechkin on his record and noted his divine talent.

Singer Andrey Derzhavin congratulated Alexander Ovechkin, the forward of the Washington Capitals hockey club, who broke Wayne Gretzky's record for goals in the regular seasons of the National Hockey League (NHL).

"Sasha is very cool, he's an incredible hard worker, all he's achieved, of course, is hard work, hard work, and, of course, talent," Derzhavin said.

According to him, the Russian hockey player's talent is "from God." The singer noted that people like Ovechkin appear on earth once every 100 years.

In addition, singer Alena Apina said she was very happy when the Washington Capitals striker broke the record.

"Oh, this is my love, this is my love. God, he's just an amazing man, a hero, a hero. I was just happy about everything he had done, just like my new song. Sasha did well," Apina said.

"It felt like the whole country was worried and rooting for me"

Alexander Ovechkin — about the end of the great chase, an accidental celebration and numerous congratulations from the stars of world sports

Ovechkin scored his 895th goal in the NHL regular season on April 6 in a match against the New York Islanders. Thus, he broke the record of Canadian Gretzky, who scored 894 goals.

The Russian hockey player was congratulated on the record by the TV channels of the National Media Group and Sergey Zhukov. The performer dedicated a clip to the hockey player's favorite song from the repertoire of the musical group to the historical achievement with a modified text dedicated to the record goal.