Lyuduchin – about the video with Ovechkin: “Let’s remember Dzyuba. But Sasha didn’t do anything like that, except that he spoke about beer and uttered a swear word.”

Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin did not do anything wrong by recording a video to his friends; the hockey player has a certain status and can afford to talk about drinking beer, former Spartak Moscow hockey player Roman Lyuduchin told Match TV.

After the NHL regular season match between Washington and Boston (3:1), a video appeared on Telegram channels in which Ovechkin spoke in an obscene manner about the last game, and also wished after the New Year to “come to your senses, open a can of beer.” , have a good drink, have a hangover.” The Russian’s agent Gleb Chistyakov did not confirm to Match TV the authenticity of the video.

– Each of us can record such a video, and no one will pay attention, but now Ovechkin’s name played a role. It seemed to me that the video was made using artificial intelligence, I watched it twice.

Ovechkin is a legend, he has already said that he loves to drink beer. Sasha has a certain status, he can allow such things to be done publicly, there is nothing wrong with that. It seems to me that the video was recorded for loved ones, and someone posted it on the Internet. Let’s remember Artem Dzyuba (an intimate video of a football player was published in 2020 – note from Match TV). But Sanya didn’t do anything like that in the video, except that he spoke about beer and uttered one swear word.

Ovechkin is a close friend of the American president; the Russian president called him at his wedding. What more can be said here? – Lyuduchin told Match TV.

With 870 goals, Ovechkin ranks second on the list of all-time NHL goal scorers, behind only Wayne Gretzky (894).