With a hat-trick in the 6-2 dismantling of the Detroit Red Wings, Alex Ovechkin has moved back into first place in scoring in the league with 25 goals in 30 games. The most fun goal of the night was Ovechkin’s first. He took a shot that was so wide it had no hope of going in, in fact it was more likely to hit the corner than the net. However, Gustav Nyquest was in the way and the puck ricocheted off of him and into the net. That proves that it’s better to be lucky than good, even though he is both.
Metropolitan Division Weekly Roundup: Caps Soar, Everyone Else Struggles
