Alexander Ovechkin scored his 33rd NHL hat trick.

During the match between the hockey club (HC) Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens, Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin scored three goals and repeated the record of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the longest scoring streak among players aged 40 years and older. The meeting took place on November 20 and ended with a score of 8:4 in favor of HC Washington.

Ovechkin scored for the winners, scoring a goal in the first minute of the match and a hat-trick (1st, 57th and 58th minutes). Ethan Frank (22, 24) and Sonny Milano (38, 59) scored a double, and Jacob Chikran (35) scored another goal.

Brendan Gallagher (16), Joe Veleno (28), Nick Suzuki (36) and Mike Matheson (46) scored for HC Montreal.

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