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11/20 22:22 CST Ovechkin has 3 goals and an assist in Capitals' win to move
into 10th place on NHL points list
Ovechkin has 3 goals and an assist in Capitals' win to move into 10th place on
NHL points list
MONTREAL (AP) --- Alex Ovechkin had his 33rd career hat trick and added an
assist to move into 10th place on the NHL points list, helping the Washington
Capitals beat Montreal 8-4 on Thursday night to hand the Canadiens their fifth
straight loss.
Ovechkin has 10 goals this season to push his NHL-record to 907. The
40-year-old Russian has 1,643 points to move two past Joe Sakic for 10th on the
scoring list. He has scored in four straight games and five of six.
Ovechkin opened the scoring on a power play a minute in the first period,
firing a wrist shot past goalie Sam Montembeault off a faceoff. Ovechkin
assisted on Ethen Frank's goal two minutes into the second that gave Washington
the lead for good at 2-1.
The Washington star scored twice late in the third period, the first on a rush
with 4:57 to go and the second into an empty net from his own zone with 2:04
remaining. He tied Brett Hull for fourth in NHL history in hat tricks.
Frank had two goals and two assists, Sonny Milano also scored twice and Jakob
Chychrun added a goal. Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 shots, and and Dylan Strome
had three assists.
Coming off a 7-4 home victory over Edmonton on Wednesday night, Washington has
won three in a row to improve to 11-8-2. It was the Capitals' lone road game in
an eight-game span.
Brendan Gallagher, Joe Valeno, Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson scored for
Montreal. Montembeault was pulled after allowing three goals on 10 shots. Jakub
Dobes entered 3:38 into the second period and stopped 20 of 25 shots.
Montreal has lost seven of eight to fall to 10-7-3. The Capitals ousted the
Canadiens in the first round of playoffs last season.
Up next Capitals: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday night. Canadiens: Host Toronto on Saturday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up next Capitals: Host Tampa Bay on Saturday night. Canadiens: Host Toronto on Saturday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
