Ovechkin Goes From 11th To 9th All Time in 3 Games

On the morning of January 13th, Alex Ovechkin sat tied with Teemu Selanne at 684 goals for 11th on the alltime goals list. A week later he had passed Mario Lemieux for 10th place and tied Steve Yzerman at 9th with 692, thanks to a careerbest stretch of 8 goals in 3 games which saw him score multiple goals in a careerhigh 3 straight games and score backtoback hat tricks for the 3rd consecutive season. All at the age of 34. What an absolute monster. 1, 13, 20 vs CAR Goal 1 (685) 0:01 Goal 2 (686)