MOSCOW, Jan 16 National Hockey League (NHL) Club Head Coach » Vancouver Canucks» Bruce Boudreau said that the only way to restrain the Russian striker «Washington Capitals» Alexander Ovechkin is to ask him not to go out on the ice. On Sunday, «Vancouver» will play away with «Washington» (beginning — 22:00 Moscow time). Ovechkin scored 53 (25 goals + 28 assists) points in 38 games of the season and is tied for second place in the list of leading scorers with Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (19 + 34) and Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau (15 + 38). «How to restrain Ovechkin? First of all, ask him not to go on the ice. He is like the Hulk: the more you hit him, the stronger and angrier he becomes,» Boudreau was quoted by journalist Tom Gulitti on his Twitter. The specialist also answered the question, can Ovechkin beat Wayne Gretzky's record: «He'll play until he beats him, that's what I'll tell you. So my answer is yes.»
