On New Year’s Eve, the captain of “Washington” made a significant contribution to the defeat of “Montreal”. Ovechkin scored three goals and helped the team win 9-2.
For Ovechkin, this hat-trick was the 30th of his career. The Russian also closed the gap on the best shooter in NHL history, Wayne Gretzky. He now he is separated from the Canadian by 88 washers.
The second star of the day was Buffalo forward Alex Tuck. In a match against Boston, in which his team won after extra time 4: 3, he scored two goals and twice assisted his teammates.
Tampa Bay forward Alex Killorn was the third star. His goal helped the Lightning beat Arizona 5-3.
