Ovechkin surpassed Brett Hull in the number of hat-tricks in the NHL

In the away match against Utah, which ended with a score of 7:4, the Russian striker scored three goals, scoring his 34th hat trick in the regular NHL championships. This was announced on March 27 by the league's press service.

Thanks to this result, Ovechkin surpassed American Brett Hull (33 hat-tricks) and reached a clean fourth place in the history of the league in this indicator.

Only forwards Mike Bossi (39), Mario Lemieux (40) and Wayne Gretzky (50) remain above him in the list of the best hat-trick masters.The Express."

Now, taking into account the playoff matches, Ovechkin's total number of goals in the NHL has reached 1003 goals. According to this indicator, he continues to chase the absolute record of Wayne Gretzky, who scored 1,016 goals in his career.

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Ovechkin was recognized as the second star of the day in the NHL on the same day. It is noted that in total this season, the Russian striker has 37 goals and 27 assists in 61 matches.

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