Four points of Ovechkin, Lacrosse Svechnikov and Radulov's hat-trick: Russian hockey players became the heroes of NHL gaming day

Crazy Day Ovechkin

Last night, what happened was one of the most anticipated events at the start of the NHL season. Alexander Ovechkin broke into 12th place in the list of the best snipers in league history, beating Canadian Luke Robital. The Russian has already scored 669 goals over his career - he scored two of them in his last game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

For the Washington Capitals, the next match in Canada was not easy. Evgeni Kuznetsov hard hit the board and went into the locker room for a long time, and already at the 40th second, the guests were in the role of catching up after the goal of Andreas Yunsson.

Kuznetsov hits the boards hard, goes down before heading to the tunnel. # ALLCAPSpic.twitter.com / 1P4WmEdCZE

However, by the middle of the game, the situation had changed. Defender John Carlson scored two goals, continuing to amaze with his scoring skills. Both times he was assisted by Ovechkin. Carlson broke the club’s record for defenders in one month. In October, he earned 23 points - one more than Sergei Gonchar had in January 2000.

This is getting ridiculous ... # ALLCAPS # Johnny4Norrispic.twitter.com / TyIGKAUYZr

The teams left for the second break with an equal score, and immediately after the start of the third period, “Toronto” came forward thanks to the second goal of Oston Matthews. After that, Ovechkin took up the matter. First, he evened the score, ending the brilliant solo breakthrough of TJ Oshi, who distracted all rivals on the court.

In overtime, when the Maple Leafs players retired twice in a row, the Russian forward could not but punish them for this. Taking a position in the left face-off circle, Ovechkin waited for a pass from Dmitry Orlov and brought “Washington” another victory and leadership in the Eastern Conference, and himself - 12th place among the best snipers in league history, with which Robitail immediately congratulated him.

“Hey Alex! Congratulations on surpassing my result. This is absolutely deserved. You have many more years ahead and many goals. You are an amazing player. Congratulations on behalf of all the league hockey players! ”Said the legendary Los Angeles Kings player.

12. Alex Ovechkin (669)
13. Luc Robitaille (668)

Congrats to @ Ovi8 on climbing the @NHL Ladder for Most Goals Scored EVER 🚨

And now a message from Mr. Robitaille 🗣 # ALLCAPS # Gr8pic.twitter.com / hdktfaAqDz

Ovechkin himself after the match said that mutual understanding within the team led to this result.

“My job is to shoot on goal, create moments and score goals for the team. Guys know if I'm open, then I'm ready to take the pass. When I am patronized, others are open. This is the basis for the harmonious game and the effectiveness of our team, ”said the striker.

The next goal for Ovechkin is 684 goals for Teemu Selanne. He also continues to pursue David Pastarnyak in an argument over the title of best sniper of the season. Forward “Boston Bruins” is still ahead of the Russians by one goal. Finally, in the near future, Ovechkin will be able to become one of the top 40 scorers in the history of the league - there are three points left before Phil Housley, who closes the list.

Superball Svechnikova

Andrei Svechnikov could argue with Ovechkin for the title of the hero of the day. He alone brought the Carolina Hurricanes victory over the Calgary Flames, driving the entire hockey community crazy with a Lacrosse-style super-goal.

Most of the match, “Carolina” was inferior with the score 0: 1, until in the 50th minute there was a historic moment. Svechnikov climbed with the puck outside the gates, but did not go out on the other side, where he was kept in check by Oliver Chullington. Instead, he quickly went back, putting the puck on the hook, and threw it over the shoulder of goalkeeper David Rittich.

This goal, which in hockey is called “Michigan” or lacrosse for the similarity to a throw from this sport, was repeatedly performed in junior and student competitions, but in the NHL all attempts were unsuccessful, although such “magicians” as Evgeni Kuznetsov tried to become pioneers and Tyler Ennis.

According to Svechnikov, he was the first in the league to throw off the hook due to constant training with head coach Rod Brindamor.

“In fact, I trained this throw this morning, and the attempt was good. I practice a lot with Rod. He passes me when I am behind the goal, and try to perform this trick in every training session, ”the Russian admitted.

But one goal has not yet given the team the main thing - victory. And to get it, the Russian took advantage of the following removal from rivals. Svechnikov threw with brushes from the left circle and is now in another corner of the goal. “Carolina” won with a score of 2: 1 and by lost points remains the leader of the East along with “Washington”.

oh and here is that other goal, also scored by Andrei pic.twitter.com/o18Nuszlb3

Hat-trick of Radulov

Most of the Russians last game day threw Alexander Radulov. He effectively interrupted his protracted black strip, because of which only the lazy did not criticize him. His hat trick helped the Dallas Stars beat Minnesota Wilde.

The Texans failed the start of the match, losing 0-0 by the 35th minute. After two goals conceded, the main Dallas goalkeeper Ben Bishop sat on the bench, allowing Anton Khudobin to prove himself. The Russian goalkeeper made 11 saves in the end and missed only in the minority.

It was a big mistake on the part of Minnesota to believe that the job was done. “Dallas” made an incredible comeback, and the team was led by Radulov, who returned to the second link. He scored the first goal, assisted Roope Hinzu, then brought the team forward, and finally got from the middle of the court through an empty net, setting the final score 6: 3. Moreover, two of his three goals Radulov designed in beautiful falls.