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Saturday was a glorious night for Caps fans. Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick, hitting the 50-goal plateau for the third straight season. He is the first player in National Hockey League history to hit the half-century mark in three straight seasons twice.
Fittingly, Nicklas Backstrom assisted on all three of Ovi tallies, giving the Swedish pivot 50 assists in an injury-shortened campaign. Ovi aknowledged him on Instagram after the game.
50 goals 50 assists !!!not bad!!💪😂
A photo posted by Alexander Ovechkin (@aleksandrovechkinofficial) on
Braden Holtby tied Martin Brodeur with 48 wins in a single NHL regular-season, despite having played 12 fewer games than his Hall of Fame competition. Ovi congratulated him on Instagram too with a hearty “Gongrats.”
A photo posted by Alexander Ovechkin (@aleksandrovechkinofficial) on
But he wasn’t done. Ovi even took the liberty of reliving his own record.
And sharing one of Tom Wilson’s photos of the two celebrating.
What a night.
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