Alex Ovechkin took sole po se sion of the top spot inthe race for the 2019-20 Rocket Richard Trophyby doing what he does best: scoring a hat trick.The Washington Capitals star completed his 27th
https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers-jersey/lorenzo-cain-jersey three-goal game of his career on Tuesday when he led his team to a 4-2 comeback victory over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. In true Ovechkin fashion, the 34-year-old sniper made the most dramatic of impre sions by scoring the game's final three goals all within a 5:24 span.The natural hat trick gave Ovechkin 40
https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers-jersey/manny-pina-jersey goals on the year, allowing him to leapfrog Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak (38) and
https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers-jersey/josh-hader-jersey Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs (37) on the season's goal chart.MORE: 698 career goals.14 goals in 7 games.ELEVEN 40-goal season.27 hat tricks.Chasing down the Great One.... Jamie Hersch (@JamieHersch) The goals showed the versatility of Ovechkin as a scorer in his 15th season. While none werestunning circus shots like earlyin his career, the Caps captain's awarene s and hustle were on full display against the Kings.His first goal was after somehow being allowed
https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers-jersey/eric-sogard-jersey to sneak in alone, and his second was the result of his never giving up on his own rebound.Ovechkin completed the hatty with a that struck dead center ofthe back of the Kingsnet.The result was yet another 40-goal season for the Moscow native, his 11th overall. Ovechkin now sits just two goals from 700 and only 10 behind Hall of FamerMike Gartner
https://www.hibrewersfan.com/milwaukee-brewers-jersey/brent-suter-jersey for the seventh spot on the all-time goals list.