Alex Ovechkin was, to borrow a phrase from Joe Beninati, \u201csimply sensational\u201d in his appearance in Pavel Datsyuk\u2019s farewell \u201cMagic Game\u201d on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Taking the ice with some of the biggest names in Russian hockey, Ovechkin netted a hat trick in the exhibition held at Yekaterinburg\u2019s UMMC Arena \u2014 home of the KHL\u2019s HC Avtomobilist. <\/p>\n
Ovechkin collected points on four of Team Red\u2019s first seven goals of the game. He first earned an assist on an Ilya Kovlachuk goal early to give Team Red its first strike of the game. <\/p>\n
The NHL\u2019s greatest goal-scorer then went to work himself, scoring three different times.<\/p>\n
Ovi\u2019s first tally came as he flew down the left wing with a huge head of steam. He finished his power move to the net with a hard shot to the top of the net to give Team Red its first lead of the game, 3-2.<\/p>\n
His second goal was one for the highlight reels. After gathering in a stretch pass from Datsyuk in stride, Ovechkin put the puck between his legs and shot, beating goaltender Vasily Koshechkin easily. Ovi could be seen flashing a wry smile after his trick shot.<\/p>\n
Shortly after, Ovechkin completed his hat trick after an unbelievable passing play between himself, Datsyuk, and Kovalchuk \u2014 three of the greatest Russian hockey players of all-time. The Magic Man sent a no-look pass to Ovechkin wide open in the slot. Instead of shooting, Ovi dished to Kovalchuk. The former Caps forward then proceeded to give the puck back to The Great 8 for a layup.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin\u2019s Team Red won the friendly, 13-8, as his squad also got goals from his former Capitals line-mates Alex Semin and Sergei Fedorov.<\/p>\n