Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick powers Capitals past Mammoth

SALT LAKE CITY — Alex Ovechkin had his thirty fourth profession hat trick, Ivan Miroshnichenko scored twice, and the Washington Capitals beat the Utah Mammoth 7-4 on Thursday night time to snap a two-game shedding streak.

Ovechkin scored his first aim on the 5:01 mark of the second interval, when he tipped in a puck in site visitors, reducing Utah’s result in 3-2. He tied the rating at 3-3 with 8:32 left within the second, chipping the puck below the crossbar.

Ovechkin accomplished the hat trick with an empty-netter with 5.2 seconds left. The 40-year-old handed Brett Hull for fourth-most hat tips in NHL historical past.

Ovechkin has scored hat tips in opposition to 21 completely different franchises, passing Hull for probably the most in NHL historical past, based on ESPN Research.

Anthony Beauvillier and Rasmus Sandin additionally scored for the Capitals, whereas Logan Thompson made 35 stops for Washington.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.