– It was an important match for us tonight. It was, in a way, a four-point game. The most important thing was that we didn’t stop playing in the third period, says Ovechkin to the NHL.
It was in the third period that Ovetchkin stepped up. He made it 3-1, passed until 4-1 and finished by making it 6-2 on the power play in the final minute.
Eight goals in the last eight games
The 38-year-old has really hit the ground running. He has now scored 16 goals this season, eight of which have come in the last eight games. He extended his point streak to nine games (8+5).
– We had our chances above all at the beginning of the match. In two periods I think we were the better team but got frustrated in the third. It simply wasn’t good enough, says New Jersey captain Nico Hischier.
Colorado players in the shadow of Gretzky’s record
Colorado beat Vancouver 3-1, handing the NHL’s best team its third straight loss. Nathan MacKinnon had an assist and has now scored in all 27 home games since the start of the season.
Even there, Wayne Grezky holds the record. The Canadian scored in 40 home games with Los Angeles in the 1988-89 season.