The Colorado Avalanche finally beat the Washington Capitals — it’s been six games or three seasons since the Avs have managed that feat. However, that’s not the big story of the night.
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog scored a hat trick — his first NHL hat trick, as it happens.
He got started early, very early. During his first shift, just 17 seconds into the game Landeskog corrals the puck at the red line and skates into the zone, stick handles past three Washington defenders while a fourth is poking him in the, er, pants. He fires off a wrist shot and scores:
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