Russian striker and captain of Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin recognized as the first star of the day’s play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Ovechkin on Saturday, January 18, scored a hat-trick in a match with the New York Islanders (6: 4). On the account of the Russian became 692 goals, thanks to which he entered the top ten best snipers in the history of the NHL regular championships.
The second star of the day was the Canadian forward, “Chicago” Jonathan Taves, who scored two goals and made two assists in a meeting with “Toronto” (6: 2). The third was the Latvian goalkeeper of Columbus Elvis Merzlikin, repelled 41 shots in the match against New Jersey (5: 0).
The hat-trick in the match with the Islanders was the second in a row for Ovechkin. He continues to rewrite NHL records. He in the 15th season in a row reached the mark of 30 goals and repeated the achievement of former striker “Washington” Mike Gartner.
Read more about the achievements of Ovechkin in the publication “b”.
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