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Ovechkin makes history with back-to-back hat tricks
Watch as Washington Capitals’ forward Alexander Ovechkin scores his second hat trick of the season, against the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price has now given up four goals in the first period.
The Washington Capitals captain registered a hat trick Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens—his second three-goal night in as many games after opening the season with three markers against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. It’s the first time a player has started a season with back-to-back hat tricks since three players accomplished it in 1917.
Players with back-to-back Hat Tricks in first 2 games of season
Cy Denneny (1917) Joe Malone (1917) Reg Noble (1917) Alex Ovechkin (2017)
Prior to this, Ovechkin had never registered three-goal games on consecutive nights at any point in a season. The 32-year-old had a total of two hat tricks in the entire 2016-17 campaign, which also saw his lowest goal total (33) since 2011-12 (not including the lockout-shortened 2012-13).
His first hat trick last season came on Nov. 23 against the Blues, and he didn’t get another until March 28 in Minnesota.
Tonight marks the first time Ovechkin has recorded two multi-goal games in the first two games of the season.
What’s even more impressive, is each of Ovechkin’s hat tricks came in a single period—the third period of Thursday’s win over the Senators, and the first against Montreal Saturday.
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