"You knew it was coming," said Predators coach Andrew Brunette, whose final seven seasons as a player overlapped with Ovechkin's first seven in the NHL. "You're on the bench, and I guess I've seen him too many times. I've played against him, I've coached against him, I've watched him, and he just finds that, and when it's on his stick, it's gone. That's a big-time shot from obviously arguably the greatest goal scorer of all time."
Predators forward Steven Stamkos remarked, "A guy that is still producing at this age is impressive. To keep doing it at this age is very impressive." Ovechkin's performance lightens up the offense, and his record of six goals in five games highlights his consistent scoring ability, maintaining a high level of play as he ages.
Stamkos also praised Ovechkin, saying, "He's going to go down as the guy with the most goals ever at some point here. He's just a generational goal scorer and a guy that I've always looked up to in terms of how he scores goals. It’s the hardest thing to do in the NHL is score, and he’s found a way to do it better than, soon, anyone ever."
Ovechkin's recent performances have been historic, scoring six goals in his past five games to increase his career total to 861. He is now only 34 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record, a feat that once seemed unachievable.
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