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Sergei Fedorov believes Alex Ovechkin will take over Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record: ‘I think it will happen’

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will enter his 19th career season in the NHL during the upcoming 2023-24 campaign and he’ll do so just 72 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in league history.

As Ovechkin draws nearer and nearer to the record, more and more people around the game will be asked about whether or not they think he’ll be able to claim the top spot for his own.

That question has recently extended overseas as former Caps forward and current head coach of the KHL’s CSKA Moscow, Sergei Fedorov, was queried by Russian outlet KP Sport about his former teammate’s chase of The Great One.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin names the five other players he would choose to play with on his ‘symbolic all-time team’

Alex Ovechkin is back in Russia this offseason and did an extensive interview with Russian soccer-based YouTube channel, It’s Football, Bro! on Thursday.

Among questions like whether he would play another friendly match with FC Dynamo Moscow this summer, Ovi was asked to choose five other hockey players to play with on his “symbolic all-time team”.

The Caps captain did not select long-time running mate Nicklas Backstrom, instead going with an all-Russian lineup. He did, however, name two former Capitals to his roster.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago

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Five former Capitals medaled in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Stanislav Galiev (2014-2016) was one of five former Capitals to medal in the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, China.

Galiev was a member of the silver medal-winning ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) – the designation of Team Russia players due to the country’s Olympic doping penalties.

The other former Capitals to medal on the ROC include Sergei Fedorov (2007-2009) and Sergei Gonchar (1994-2004), who were assistant coaches, and Ilya Kovalchuk (2020)- the team’s general manager.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Sergei Fedorov wins 2 consecutive games for CSKA after pulling his goaltender during 3-on-3 overtime: ‘I am not a fan of shootouts’

Sergei Fedorov is currently in his first year as head coach for CSKA Moscow.

While he was an NHL player, Fedorov was credited with having one of the brightest minds in hockey. Now as a KHL bench boss, Fedorov has led his team to one of the best records in the league. He’s also introduced a new, aggressive tactic in three-on-three overtime that’s getting attention in Russia: pulling the goalie while at even strength.

It’s working.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Sergei Fedorov named new head coach of CSKA Moscow

Hockey Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov has a new job. Four years after his tenure as general manager ended, Fedorov was named the head coach of CSKA Moscow – the same team where he started his playing career as a teeanger.

Igor Nikitin, who had signed a three-year contract in June 2020, was relieved by CSKA of his duties. The reason for his departure was not provided.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin on his early influences, the Crosby rivalry, and the latest of many records shattered

After Caps Captain Alex Ovechkin surpassed Sergei Fedorov as the highest-scoring Russian player in NHL history, NHL.com/ru, the NHL’s Russian site, posted an exclusive interview with the Great Eight covering his development as a player, his rivalry with Sidney Crosby, the 2018 Stanley Cup win, and the significance of Ovi’s latest achievement.

Video of the interview and a translation follow after the jump.

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By Graham Dumas 5 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin becomes highest scoring Russian player in NHL history

With the secondary assist on TJ Oshie’s game-opening goal, Alex Ovechkin has become the highest scoring Russian-born player in NHL history.

So that’s nice.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin ties Sergei Fedorov for most points by a Russian NHL player

Alex Ovechkin just keeps hitting huge milestones.

After a brutal first-period collision with TJ Oshie, the Great Eight returned to the ice and tied Detroit Red Wings great and former Capital Sergei Fedorov for most points in the NHL by a Russian born player in the second period.

Ovechkin hit the milestone by scoring his 37th goal of the season – a slapper past Frederik Andersen blocker side.

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By Julia Karron 5 years ago

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Nine years ago today, Sergei Fedorov scored the game-winning goal to beat the New York Rangers in Game Seven

Nine years ago, one of the most exciting goals in Capitals history was scored at then Verizon Center.

A little more than a year after the Capitals acquired Sergei Fedorov in a trade deadline deal (February 26, 2008), the three-time Stanley Cup champion skated down the wing and scored the game-winning goal of Game Seven against the New York Rangers.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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During 1,000 NHL games ceremony, Caps players gave Alex Ovechkin a paid vacation to Barcelona to see Messi play

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thursday night at Capital One Arena, Alex Ovechkin was honored pregame for playing in his 1,000th career game. Already scoring 600 career goals and tallying over 500 assists this season, Ovechkin reached the one thousand game plateau earlier in the week, April 1, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Due to traffic and long lines entering the building, Capital One Arena was only approximately three quarters full of fans during the ceremony, but those who made it inside, were deafening in salute of the franchise’s greatest player of all-time.

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By Ian Oland 5 years ago

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