At this rate, the pursuit of records is becoming a path of suffering.
Aleksandr Ovechkin’s biggest goal at the end of his career is to match Wayne Gretzky in goals. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS
in the position of a superstar in Russia Aleksandr Ovechkin The start of the NHL club Washington Capitals’ season has been, to put it mildly, miserable.
Four matches, three points and a goal difference of 6–15. The Capitals are the jumbo of the Eastern Conference and even though the season is just beginning, no one believes that they will reach the playoffs this season.
For some time now, Capitals supporters have been able to dig into their motivation on whether Ovechkin will break the NHL scoring record. The Russian has scored 822 regular season goals in his career, and only 894 goals are ahead of him in the all-time goal statistics Wayne Gretzky.
If the course doesn’t turn, Ovechkin’s record chase is going to be long and rocky. In the first four matches, the Russian got a lot of playing time, at least 18 and a half minutes per match. Against Ottawa and Calgary, however, Ovechkin didn’t get a single shot on goal. The power point balance of four games is 0+2.
Sportsnet according to , it was the first time in the Russian’s career that Ovechkin’s shooting statistics for two consecutive matches remained zero.
– Are we seeing early signs of Ovechkin’s slump? Sportsnet reporter Michael Amato pondered.
The Russian turned 38 in September.
On the other hand, last season Ovetškin played the first three games of the season with 0+1 and ended the season with 42 goals.
Ovechkin has admitted that the beginning of the season has gone under the bench.
– I am not satisfied with my game. It can probably be seen that we are not satisfied with our game even as a team. Sometimes we perform well, but most of the time it’s been a bit like a struggle on the ice, Ovechkin said by The Hockey News by.
Of his historic two-goal streak without a shot, Ovechkin said that “everything happens once.”
– As a player, you want to shoot, score goals and create chances for your teammates and yourself.
– We have to find ways to score. It’s a bit difficult for us now, but it’s all up to us.