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11/20 22:19 CST Ovechkin has 33rd hat trick and an assist in Montreal romp to
move to No. 10 on points list
Ovechkin has 33rd hat trick and an assist in Montreal romp to move to No. 10 on
points list
MONTREAL (AP) --- Alex Ovechkin padded his NHL goals record and moved up a
couple other big lists in the Washington Capitals' 8-4 romp over the Montreal
Canadiens on Thursday night.
Ovechkin had his 33rd career hat trick to tie Brett Hull for fourth in NHL
history and added an assist as he moved pass Joe Sakic into 10th on the points
list.
Ovechkin has 10 goals in 21 games this season to push his NHL-record to 907.
The 40-year-old Russian has 1,643 points, two more than Sakic.
Ovechkin opened the scoring on a power play a minute into the first period,
firing a wrist shot past goalie Sam Montembeault off a faceoff. Ovechkin
assisted on Ethen Frank's goal two minutes into the second that gave the
Capitals the lead for good at 2-1.
The Washington star scored twice late in the third period, the first on a rush
with 4:57 to go and the second into an empty net from his own zone with 2:04
remaining. He has scored in four straight games and has seven goals in his last
six games.
Coming off a 7-4 home victory over Edmonton on Wednesday night, Washington has
won three in a row to improve to 11-8-2. It was the Capitals' lone road game in
an eight-game span.
Montreal has lost five straight and seven of eight.
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