Photos: Top 5 most memorable NHL games so far in 2016-17
Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick in the second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 8-7 in a back-and-forth overtime game on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (Getty Images)
Oct. 12, 2016: Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews celebrates his first career NHL goal in the team's season opener against the Ottawa Senators. It wouldn't be his only goal of the night…. (Getty Images)
Historic start: Matthews became the first player to score four goals in his NHL debut, but the Leafs fell to the Senators 5-4 in overtime. (Getty Images)
Dec. 31, 2016: The Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets played on New Year's Eve in a showdown between two streaking teams. The Wild had won 12 straight games, while the Blue Jackets were riding a 14-game run. It was the first time in the history of the four major North American professional sports leagues that two teams on winning streaks of at least 12 games had faced off. (Getty Images)
The Blue Jackets beat the Wild 4-2 en route to a 16-game winning streak, the second-longest streak in NHL history. (Getty Images)
Jan. 1, 2017: The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs put one of the most exciting outdoor games the NHL has ever seen, at BMO Field in Toronto on New Year's Day. The Wings trailed 4-1 in the third period but scored three times in the final six minutes, including rookie Anthony Mantha's tying goal with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation time. (Getty Images)
Leafs rookie Auston Matthews - who else? - scored the winning goal on Wings rookie goalie Jared Coreau with 1:20 left in overtime as Toronto beat Detroit 5-4 in front of more than 40,000 fans. (Getty Images)
Jan. 11, 2017: Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin notched his 1,000th career point - and 545th career goal, passing NHL legend Maurice Richard - when he scored 35 seconds into the game against - who else? — the Pittsburgh Penguins. (Getty Images)
Ovechkin became the 84th NHL player to reach 1,000 points and the 37th to do so with one franchise. He has led the league in goals six times and scored 50-or-more goals on seven occasions. (Getty Images)
Jan. 16, 2017: In what had to be the wildest and most entertaining NHL game so far this season, Evgeni Malkin scored a hat trick in the second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins struck for six goals in the middle frame against the Washington Capitals. (Getty Images)
Pittsburgh's Conor Sheary combined with Sidney Crosby - who had a four-point night — to score the winner 34 seconds into overtime to defeat Washington 8-7. What a game. (Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat their arch-rival Washington Capitals in a wild, back-and-forth 8-7 overtime thriller on Monday night.
In the spirit of that crazy game, here’s a look at the five most memorable NHL games so far in the 2016-17 regular season.
