Ovechkin gets historic hat trick, Caps beat Canadiens
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin had a historic night, and now he could use a travel agent.
Anything to keep this roll going.
Ovechkin scored four goals to become the first player in 100 years with back-to-back hat tricks to open a season, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Saturday night.
Ovechkin had three goals in the third period in Thursday’s opening night win at Ottawa, then matched the feat while helping chase Montreal goalie Carey Price in the first period Saturday. He added his fourth goal at 16:46 of the second period against Al Montoya.