Alex Ovechkin is continuing to score goals at a blistering pace and is now only 216 tallies behind Wayne Gretzky to pass Wayne Gretzky on the all-time goals list.
During the Caps’ west coast trip, Ovechkin did an interview with Linda Cohn at ESPN’s Los Angeles campus. John Carlson also joined.
Cohn asked Ovi about the goals record but took another angle to the question.
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What would happen if @ovi8 made @NHL history by catching Gretzky’s scoring record? @JohnCarlson74 @Capitals @CapitalsPR Extensive Interview tonight on espn+ #InTheCrease pic.twitter.com/PVCFSxIbcv
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) December 6, 2019
Do you ever find yourself thinking about ‘What if that happens?’ and you become the game’s all-time leading scorer?
Alex Ovechkin: “You probably never gonna see me on the ice again.”
[Ovechkin and Carlson laugh]Instant retirement?!
Alex Ovechkin: “Yeah, right away. See ya!” [Does salute] [More goofy laughing]
Ovechkin also explained his legendary durability. “Mother Nature give me a hell of a body. My parents or whatever. Thanks, Mom and Dad. Mother of nature. From Russia with love.”
Knocking on wood but how has @ovi8 been able to avoid serious injury during his Hall of Fame career? I asked him and his reply had me and @JohnCarlson74 😂. @Capitals @CapitalsPR Full interview tonight on espn+!! #inthecrease #caps pic.twitter.com/iWCuLd5Oh2
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) December 6, 2019
Cohn’s In The Crease interview with Ovechkin airs tonight on ESPN+ at 10 PM.
Headline photo: ESPN
