This was reported on the official website of the NHL.
In the regular season match with the Los Angeles Kings (4: 2), the Russian issued a hat-trick and topped the list of snipers of the current season, reaching 40 goals.
The second star of the day was the Columbus Blue Jackets goalkeeper Elvis Merzlikin, and the Colorado Avalanche forward Andre Burakovsky closed the top three.
Earlier it was reported that Ovechkin reached the 37th place on points in the NHL.