Alex Ovechkin recorded his 34th career hat trick as the Capitals exploded for four goals in the third period in a 7-4 win over the Mammoth.
SALT LAKE CITY — Thursday night's tilt between the Mammoth and Washington Capitals was one that featured everything great about the sport of hockey.On top of 11 goals scored between both teams, tempers flared multiple times throughout the game, resulting in plenty of fights, late hits, and a lot of time spent in the penalty box.
In the end, though, the Capitals were able to overcome a chaotic game and get the best of Vitek Vanecek with a 7-4 win.The future Hall of Famer and NHL's all-time leading goal scorer, Alex Ovechkin, recorded his 34th career hat trick for Washington on Thursday. Ovechkin's teammate Ivan Miroshnichenko also recorded two goals in the win and opened the scoring near the start of the first period.Dylan Guenther scored a pair of goals of his own for Utah, both coming in the first period as the Mammoth built up a two-goal lead that quickly disappeared in the second period."We need to be better at staying present and staying focused on what we have to do," Mammoth head coach Andre Tourigny said. "We take leads, then we focus on the outcome we want instead of on what we have to do to keep playing well and paving our way. Instead, we focus on the outcome and get paralyzed."Vanecek was in goal for Utah Thursday, taking the ice against his former team. The outing did not go well for Vanecek, who surrendered six goals and was pulled midway through the third period for Karel Vejmelka.It was the second game in a row Tourigny had to pull his goaltender for poor performance; and at this point of the season, it's something the team doesn't want to see.There was plenty of emotion shared between the two teams, with both trying to make the playoffs as the end of the season draws to a close. The Mammoth racked up 50 penalty minutes and the Capitals had 32.Shortly after Miroshnichenko's first goal, MacKenzie Weegar and Anthony Beauvillier got mixed up near Vanecek, which resulted in both sides getting into it. Mikhail Sergachev dropped his stick and was ready to fight Ryan Leonard who declined to do so.Weegar and Beauvillier were sent to the penalty box for roughing penalties, resulting in four-on-four play.Washington's Dylan Strome was then called for a tripping penalty on Sergachev, which resulted in a four-on-three advantage for Utah. Guenther took advantage with a slap shot for the goal right after the first penalty ended for both teams.Minutes later, Gunether scored his second goal — and 36th of the season — after finishing off a
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