Ottawa Senators proper winger Drake Batherson delivered a birthday current for assistant coach Daniel Alfredsson on Wednesday night time: a pure hat trick.
A pure hat trick is when a participant scores three straight targets in a sport or interval. Towards the Anaheim Ducks, Batherson netted two targets within the first interval and one within the second interval. His efforts lifted the Senators to a 5-1 victory.
Alfredsson — who holds the franchise’s report for targets (426) — has been an assistant coach for the Senators since December 2023.
Throughout his tenure, the 52-year-old has helped Batherson attain the subsequent degree. In 82 regular-season video games final season, the 26-year-old registered profession highs in targets (28) and factors (66).
He is off to a fair higher begin this season. Getting into Wednesday’s matchup, he had 9 targets and 28 factors in 27 video games.
“He is superior,” Batherson stated of Alfredsson throughout a latest episode of the “Sens Nation Podcast.” “The best way he sees the sport, I really feel like, is completely completely different from some other coach I’ve had.”
Batherson has not made the All-Star Sport for the reason that 2021-22 season. He could make one other look if he and the Corridor of Famer proceed to jell.
