Ovechkin puts 'astonishing journey' towards Torrekord with Hattrick against Oilers

Washington – Goals like the third, which Alex Ovechkin scored, prompted him to be determined this season to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL torrent.

Sure, the Washington Capitals left Wing had previously scored two impressive goals when he was against the Edmonton Oilers in a 7: 3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers in the Capital One Arena. The first was an Snap shot from the high slot of the rush, which defeated goalkeeper Calvin Pickard Low on the blocker side to increase Washington's lead to 3: 1 at 8:53 a.m. The second came on a one-timer characteristic of Ovechkin's characteristic one-timer, who blew Pickard on the glove side to make it 4: 1 with 6:39 p.m.

“The goals he scored this evening were big goals in the game,” said Spencer Carbery, Capitals coach. “If you score three points, you naturally have a big influence, but the moments in which you were achieved was very competitive.”

These were also both examples of Ovechkin's world-class shot, which was his biggest weapon for 882 goals in his career and 13 from the overall overall of Gretzky's total of 894. His 32. Career -Hattrick with 2:38 remaining – also seemed to have mixed a fate.

The long outlet pass from defens, which was intended for Dylan Stroms for Dylan Stromen, was too far ahead of it and went with 2:56. After 6: 3 deficit, but the feeling that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl never get out of a game on their side, the Oilers Pickard for an additional attacker pulled it into a 6-counter 5 , The play in Washington in Washington came end.

Ovechkin, who was on the ice for the icing and had to remain for the allusion, was surprised among those that Edmonton decided to reduce Pickard by three goals.

“Yes, I was,” said Ovechkin, “somehow.”

However, the sold -out amount of 18,753 began to cheer immediately when Pickard sank to Edmontons Bank and realized that Ovechkin offers the opportunity to get closer to history. The fans then started singing “ovi! Ovi! 'While the capitals were defended in their zone.

Draisaitl fed Ty Emberson from the point for a one-timer, but Embersons Stock snatched in half and the puck wick directly to Ovechkin in the high slot. Ovechkin calmly put it off with his stick blade and pushed it down 139 feet into the empty network and exhibited a cascade of hats from the stands.

“Luckily, broken stick,” said Ovechkin. “But I have enough time to see what happens out there.”