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Updated 12/30/2017
Alex Ovechkin had his third three-assist game of the season Saturday, the most times he’s done that in a season in his career. Here are the games, results, and point totals:
| Date | Opponent | Result | G-A-Points |
| 12/30/2017 | vs NJD | W 5-2 | 0-3-3 |
| 12/6/2017 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 1-3-4 |
| 10/28/2017 | vs EDM | W 5-2 | 0-3-3 |
| 11/2/2014 | vs ARI | L 5-6 | 1-3-4 |
| 2/4/2011 | @TB | W 5-2 | 1-3-4 |
| 11/24/2010 | @CAR | W 3-2 | 0-3-3 |
| 1/15/2010 | vs TOR | W 6-1 | 1-4-5 |
| 11/6/2008 | vs CAR | W 3-2 | 0-3-3 |
| 2/23/2008 | @CAR | L 3-6 | 0-3-3 |
| 1/19/2008 | @ANA | W 6-4 | 1-3-4 |
| 1/4/2007 | vs MTL | W 5-1 | 0-3-3 |
| 12/6/2006 | vs OTT | W 6-2 | 0-3-3 |
| 12/22/2005 | @ WPG | W 6-5 (SO) | 1-3-4 |
| 12/3/2005 | vs NYR | W 5-1 | 1-3-4 |
Playoffs
| Date | Opponent | Result | G-A-Points |
| 4/17/2010 | vs MTL | W 6-5 (OT) | 1-3-4 |
| 5/11/2009 | @ PIT | W 5-4 (OT) | 0-3-3 |
Original post:
Something relatively unusual happened Saturday night in Edmonton: Alex Ovechkin had three assists. Ovi putting up a lot of points isn’t odd, but his three assist games don’t happen too often – at least in recent years.
It’s the 12th time he’s done it in a regular season game, plus twice in the playoffs. He also did it in the 2015 All Star game. Once, he had four assists.
