Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals against Ottawa (7-5) and had the best NHL start since 2009, when he was 24 years old.
This season, the 36-year-old striker has 12 (7 + 5) points in six games of the season.
In 2009, he also scored 12 points with 6 goals and 7 assists.
Ovechkin also has the second longest streak since the start of the season. For six matches in a row, he scored points in the 2007/08 and 2015/16 championships. Best streak – 2005/06 – eight games and 10 (6 + 4) points.
Ovechkin became the third star of the NHL regular season match against Ottawa.
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The first star was recognized as Capitals forward TJ Oshi, who scored a hat-trick. The second star is Senators striker Drake Barterson, who also scored three goals.