“First of all, congratulations! We all know that he is a terrific player. Ovechkin - Russian Machine. He never stops. I like his game, and I'm glad that he scored, because I know how hard it is. Let it continue in the same spirit, ”Malkin conveys the words to Pens Inside Scoop.

Earlier it was reported that it took Ovechkin 1144 matches to score 700 goals in the NHL, only Gretzky succeeded faster.