“Ovechkin does not fall out of the pursuit of Gretzky due to a goalless streak” – KHL Vice President

Olympic champion and KHL vice-president Valery Kamensky believes that the goalless streak of Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin is a temporary decline that the hockey player must overcome.

The Washington captain scored no points in the away match with the Philadelphia Flyers (3:4 B). The 38-year-old Russian did not score in the 11th match in a row and updated his personal record for the longest goalless streak in the NHL.

— Yes, Ovechkin has not scored in 11 games in a row. But I think this is a temporary phenomenon, and soon he will start scoring again. Sasha will succeed. Because of this unsuccessful streak, he does not fall out of the pursuit of Gretzky’s record. It’s just that there are downturns in his career, Alexander is still a human being. Ovechkin is a great athlete and athlete, he has proven everything a long time ago. I think he’s just experiencing a temporary decline,” Kamensky told Metaratings.ru.

Ovechkin ranks second on the league’s all-time scoring list with 827 goals. According to this indicator, he is second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky, who has 894 goals.