Alex Ovechkin Hat Trick

Alex Ovechkin takes photo with milestone hat trick pucks

Alex Ovechkin had quite a historic game at the old Nassau Coliseum. Ovechkin scored a hat trick in his second consecutive game. The outing was Ovechkin’s third multi-goal game in a row – a new personal record.

After the game, Ovechkin took a photo holding all his milestone pucks from the evening. Ovechkin’s first goal (690) tied Mario Lemieux for 10th on the all-time goals list, the second pushed him past Mario (691), and the third tied him for ninth with Steve Yzerman (692).

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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Since the start of his career, Alex Ovechkin has more hat tricks than four other NHL teams

Saturday against the New York Islanders, Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick in his second consecutive game. The hat trick was the 26th of Ovi’s distinguished career since joining the league in 2005-06.

To put that in perspective, ESPN dug up this fact.

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‘Move over, Mario!’: Alex Ovechkin scores hat trick in consecutive games, is now one of the top 10 greatest goal scorers ever

Alex Ovechkin will be entering the Capitals’ bye week absolutely on fire.

The Russian machine had his second-straight legendary performance, tallying his second hat trick in as many games. It’s the third straight season Ovechkin has scored consecutive hat tricks (age 32-34 seasons)

With goals 1 and 2, Ovechkin tied and passed Mario Lemieux on the all-time goals list. With the hat trick, Ovi tied Steve Yzerman (692) for ninth all-time.

Folks, we’re likely watching the greatest goalscorer of all-time. Always appreciate this.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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Bloodied and ‘pissed’, Alex Ovechkin gets payback against Devils with 25th career hat trick

Early in the first period, Alex Ovechkin absorbed a painful high stick to his mouth from Miles Wood. The Devils forward would later apologize, but the errant stick sent a bloodied Ovechkin to the locker room.

“Obviously, I was a little mad,” Ovechkin said after the game. “It get me going.”

When the Russian machine returned (because he never breaks), he was determined to make the Devils pay. And pay they did.

Ovechkin tallied his 29th and 30th goals in the first period – two revenge goals. And in the third, he scored his 25th career hat trick – the most among all active players – to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 win.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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Alex Ovechkin’s 24th career hat trick is his most unlikeliest hat trick yet

With 95 seconds left in Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, Alex Ovechkin’s stat line contained just one goal.

But as soon as Detroit goalie Jonathan Bernier left the ice for an extra skater, Ovechkin entered beast mode, notching two empty-net goals in forty seconds to record his 24th career hat trick — the oddest hat trick of his career.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores 23rd career hat trick against Sharks 🎩

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin did his best to help the Capitals end their longest losing streak in four years.

The Russian machine scored a hat trick against the San Jose Sharks, the 23rd of his career, and registered four points.

Ovi’s third goal came in the third period and gave the Capitals a 6-4 lead. The Caps would lose in overtime 7-6, their sixth-straight loss.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores back-to-back hat tricks

Scratch that. Alex Ovechkin is now on pace for 74 goals this season.

After scoring a hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, The Great 8 has followed that performance up with a hat trick against the Carolina Hurricanes.

This is insane. Alex Ovechkin has back-to-back hat tricks for a second consecutive season. r u srs bro?

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores 21st career hat trick against Red Wings 🎩

Alex Ovechkin just scored a hat trick on RMNB’s ninth birthday.

After scoring in both the first and second periods, Ovi lit the lamp again in the third, sending a seeing-eye one-timer past Jimmy Howard.

The goal was Ovi’s third of the game, his 21st career hat trick.

The hats came flying down.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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After 20th hatty, Alex Ovechkin leads NHL in goals, Capitals in career hat tricks

After scoring two goals in the first period, Alex Ovechkin netted a hat trick after being given a rare shift while protecting a Caps lead in the final minute.

Ovechkin, after some passionate forechecking with 10 seconds left to go, took a pass a pass from TJ Oshie and backhanded the puck into the back of the net for the empty-netter.

Several hats were thrown onto the Air Canada Centre ice.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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