Alex Ovechkin leaves two Maple Leafs in his wake after scoring an empty-net goal to seal the Capitals’ 4-2 win in Toronto. Those in the Air Canada Centre crowd were stunned into silence, all witnesses to a vintage Ovechkin goal. He notched his third hat trick of the season in Washington’s 4-2 win Saturday over the Toronto Maple Leafs, temporarily solving the Capitals’ bugaboo in the second game of back-to-back sets. Ovechkin’s first goal, his end-to-end beauty 12:43 into the game, marked the first time Washington had a lead in the second game of a back-to-back. Toronto defenseman Ron Hainsey was sent to the box for a delay-of-game penalty, and Ovechkin scored eight seconds later with a one-timer off a faceoff.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2017 03:21 UTC