Three stars
1. Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks
In a game that featured 13 goals and two hat tricks, it was Hertl’s night that stood out amongst his peers.
Hertl scored one of the hat tricks and added an assist for his four-point night. Hertl was instrumental in the third period, scoring the goal to bring the Sharks to 6-5 and then assisting on Evander Kane’s second of the game with one second left in the third period to send it to overtime.
In the extra hockey portion, Hertl finished the hat trick, scoring the game-winner at 1:48. It’s his second hat trick of the season, and second this month.
The Sharks won 7-6.
Here are the highlights:
2. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
It’s almost as if Ovechkin dangles the thought of someone catching him in the goal-scoring race, only to separate himself every time someone gets close. He’s just playing with those chasing him down.
Ovechkin notched another hat trick on Tuesday, scoring goals No. 34 thru 36 in the Capitals sixth straight loss. That’s 23 career hat tricks for Ovi, which are broken down here:
The Ovechkin hat trick hit parade by team: Ottawa three times, STL (2) MIN (2) FLA (2) ATL (2), MTL (2) TOR (2) ANA, BOS, NJ, PGH, DET, CAR, TB and now SJ 1
— John Walton (@JohnWaltonPxP) January 23, 2019
3. Luke Glendening, Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings will head into their mandated week off on a high (and not in last place in the NHL) after Glendening scored a brace in a 3-2 win over the embattled Edmonton Oilers.
His first of the game came as he slipped in behind the Oilers defense and tapped in a shot past Mikko Koskinen. His second, the game-winner, came on a nice move to the net, slipping the puck past Koskinen.
Highlights of the night
The Hands of Kane:
Oh yeah, @88PKane on the shootout is always money. pic.twitter.com/OqMigSoLyg
— NHL (@NHL) January 23, 2019
Talk about cutting it close:
1 SECOND LEFT! pic.twitter.com/abfPhkgeXT
— NHL (@NHL) January 23, 2019
Factoids
With his fourth shot on goal tonight, Alex Ovechkin now has 5,088 career shots, tying him with Wayne Gretzky for the seventh most in NHL history #Hockey365 #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/mLosl4g6Ue
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) January 23, 2019
Ovechkin's 23rd career hat trick propelled him ahead Teemu Selanne (22) and into a tie with Jari Kurri (23) for the 10th-most in NHL history. #NHLStats #SJSvsWSH https://t.co/EQtnZlThC5 pic.twitter.com/pcECL31TGd
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 23, 2019
That’s the first time ever that Alex Ovechkin has scored a hat trick and the Caps have lost. Had been 22-0 before falling tonight to San Jose in overtime.
— John Walton (@JohnWaltonPxP) January 23, 2019
#Oilers Mikko Koskinen:
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) January 23, 2019
First 7 home starts: 7-0-0, .972 Sv%, 0.85 GAA
Last 7 home starts: 2-5-0, .892 Sv%, 3.84 GAA
Scores
Sharks 7, Capitals 6 (OT)
Coyotes 3, Senators 2
Blackhawks 3, Islanders 2 (SO)
Flames 3, Hurricanes 2 (SO)
Red Wings 3, Oilers 2
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck