OVECHKIN CONTINUES THE GR8 CHASE WITH HAT TRICK AGAINST OILERS
With his family in the crowd at Capital One Arena,
Alex Ovechkin continued The Gr8 Chase by netting a hat trick and moving into a tie with
Jaromir Jagr (135) for the most game-winning goals in
NHL history as Washington (38-11-8, 84 points) overtook idle Winnipeg (40-14-3, 83 points) for first place in the League standings. Ovechkin now has 882 career goals – 200 of which have come since
Jan. 1, 2020 – and is just 13 away from breaking
Wayne Gretzky’s
NHL record.
* Ovechkin notched his 32nd career hat trick – and first against the Oilers – and tied
Phil Esposito for the
fifth most in NHL history behind Gretzky (50),
Mario Lemieux (40),
Mike Bossy (39) and
Brett Hull (33). Ovechkin now has a hat trick against 20 different franchises, which is tied with Hull for the most in NHL history.
* Ovechkin (29-17—46 in 41 GP) owns a goals-per-game rate of 0.71 this season, which puts him on pace to pass Gretzky at home versus Chicago on April 4. Ovechkin (882-714—1,596 in 1,467 GP) owns a career average of 0.60 and that rate has him tracking to break the record on April 12 (at CBJ).
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ICYMI: After the game,
Ovechkin’s sons took a photo with Connor McDavid.
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