Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd pro goals to record hat-tricks and stay away from the NHL that broke Wayne Gretzky Record and beat Connor McDavid and Edmonton Oilers 7-3 on Sunday to beat Wayne Gretz Wayne Gretzky’s record and beat the league ranking 7-3 on Sunday.
“Everyone has to be a little better,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the loss. “Whether it’s after our checkout, our breakouts, our deaths, our free throw kills – everything will be a little better.”
Ovechkin beat Calvin Pickard before the midway mark in the second stage, before shooting from racer Dylan Strome’s midway shot. Ten minutes later, he won the second powerful game and put the puck into an empty net, leaving 2:38 third place.
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Pickard became his 181st goalkeeper to score, with the most of all players after Ovechkin broke Jaromir Jagr’s mark earlier last month. With his goal in Game 134, he also tied Jagr for the most in NHL history.
Tom Wilson, Jakob Chychrun, Connor McMichael and Strome also scored, Charlie Lindgren Lindgren) saved 22 saves for the capital, winning back-to-back Matinees in four countries’ face-to-face breaks. They surpassed the Oilers and the Pittsburgh Penguins 15-6.
Although Leon Draisaitl scored his 42nd league lead this season, the Oilers lost the third consecutive time. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jeff Skinner finished third long after the game’s defeat, with Pickard in 32 goals 6 goals are allowed.
“Sometimes this happens,” oilers captain Connor McDavid said. “Some teams fly, some teams are flat-we obviously have done the latter.”
Important points
Oiler: The beginning of a road trip is difficult, and the timeline to start from here is not easy.
Capital: It’s time to say they are legal contenders in the Stanley Cup.
Critical moments
Ovechkin started Pickard in the end of the second round from a pass from Chychrun to open the floodgates.
Key statistics
Strome assisted Ovechkin’s 16 out of 29 goals this season.
Next
The Oilers visited Tampa Bay on Tuesday, and the capital hosted Calgary that night.
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