“It means a lot to me.” Ovechkin – about the presence of his wife and children at NHL matches

The captain of Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, said that the presence of a family at matches is of particular importance for him.

On Sunday, in the game of the NHL regular championship against Edmonton (7: 3), the Russian striker was noted by Hit -trick. The striker celebrated each goal with his eldest son Sergey, who was at the side behind the barrier glass. The game was also attended by the wife of Ovechkin Anastasia and the youngest son Ilya.

– It means a lot to me. Children love hockey. They know every player.

We played against one of the best teams of the League, against the two best hockey players in the League. It’s great to win, score a few goals. I think loved ones are satisfied with the game, ”the NHL press service quotes Ovechkin with reference to TNT.

Ovechkin is 39 years old. On his account 882 goals in the NHL regular championships, the forward takes second place in the list of the best snipers in the history of the league, second only to Canadian Wayne Gretzky (894). Given the playoffs of Ovechkin 954, abandoned goals in the NHL, according to this indicator, it also goes the second after Gretzka (1016).