16,212 were in the house to witness Barkov’s solid game. The hat trick was the second of Barkov’s career to date, and the second of this season after his three-goal night in a 4-3 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 15th.
Quick tangent here – Toronto Maple Leafs? Isn’t that a grammatical error? That’s like saying “loaves of bread,” or “buy me some knives.”
Can our neighbors north of the border be counted on even for simple things? If I ever have a Canadian workout partner, I guess on leg day I will have to work on calves.