Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin could have been forgiven had he suffered a bit of a hangover this season after winning his first Stanley Cup at age 32.
Especially after the hockey world watched him party his way through the summer on social media.
But it doesn’t seem to have affected Ovechkin, who has taken his game to another level.
Ovechkin recorded a hat trick in a second consecutive game Friday to extend his point streak to 13 games in Washington’s 6-5 overtime win at Carolina.
He leads the NHL with 28 goals, five more than Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine, entering Saturday’s games.