Ovechkin is the first star of day in NHL

the Russian striker “Washington capitals” Alexander Ovechkin was named first star of the last game day in the National hockey League. 34-year-old Russian scored a hat-trick in the match against “Los Angeles kings”. The meeting ended with the score 4:2 in favor of “caps”.

Thanks to his performance, Ovechkin is now just two goals from 700 goals in the NHL, topped the list of the best scorers in the current season of major hockey League in North America, and one of his goals in the game with the “Kings” became the 110th victory in his overseas career.

the Second star of the day recognized the goalkeeper of “Columbus blue Jackets” Elvis Merzlikin, who completed the match against the “Florida Panthers” “cracker” (1:0). During the game he repelled 32 shots on their goal.

the Third star named striker “Colorado avalanche” Andre Burakovsky, who scored four points in a meeting with the Buffalo sabres. The Swede scored one goal, assisted on three of its partners, and helped his team win with the score 6:1.