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 | Gretsk about when I realized that Ovechkin has a chance to break his record: in his first season, when I worked in Phoenix. He went twice through our entire team and scored, lying on his back26-09-2025 |
Wayne Gretzka early realized that Alexander Ovechkin had a chance to break his record. In the NHL-2024/25 season, Washington Captain became the best sniper in the history of the NHL, surpassing the achievement of Gretzki by goals in regular championships (897 versus 894 at the end of the regular season).
The other day I was asked: when did you realize that Ovechkin has a chance to beat your record?
And I said: in his first season, when I worked as the head coach of the Phoenix. When we played with Washington, he went twice through our entire team and scored, lying on his back, ”said the best scorer and assistant in the history of the League.
This match took place on January 16, 2006. Capitals beat coyotis with a score of 6:1, Ovechkin abandoned 2 goals (31st and 32nd in 44 matches in the league).
During the match, the commentator Joe Beninati mentioned how many goals should be abandoned by Alexander to equal Gretzky.
In the end, Ovechkin repeated the Canadian record on April 4, 2025, and after 2 days beat him, having implemented the majority in the match with Ilanders (1:4, 895th goal).
Ovechkin scored a goal of the century. In front of the legendary Wayne Gretzki
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