Sunday Caps Clips: Back to His Old Tricks

Your savory breakfast links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Trotz, Caps365), NHL, AP, CP, WaPo, NBCSW (and again), Frankovic, NoVa Caps, RMNB, TSN, Sportsnet, Toronto Star (and... whatever the heck this is), Toronto Sun, and Pension Plan Puppets.
• Alex Ovechkin led the way with his 16th, 17th and 18th goals of the season - and his 20th career hat trick, a new franchise record. [Caps Outsider, RMNB]
• He had a little extra inspiration fueling his hat trick performance - a special kid named Alex. [NBCSW, NHL, SBN, The Score]
• Player of the game:

• An interesting look at Ovechkin and his complicated relationship with the Russian president. [WaPo]
• Back on the ice, Ovi has now surpassed Mike Bossy in career goals - and the Hall of Famer had a message for him. [NBCSW]
• Now back on the same line, Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom may be providing the Caps with the spark they’ve needed. [NoVa Caps]
• The young’uns on the Caps’ blueline are still adjusting to life in the NHL. [THW]
• On John Carlson and a handful of other defensemen carrying a hefty load for their teams so far this season. [SBN]
• A few leftovers from Friday night’s win over the Lightning. [Rink Rank, Dump ‘n Chase, FiCP]