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Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin continued to etch his name in the NHL history books after another hat trick in the team’s 8-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Ovechkin, 40, scored his 33rd career hat trick and passed Joe Sakic for 10th place on the NHL’s points list. His hat trick tied Brett Hull for fourth in NHL history.
The Russian superstar became the sixth player in NHL history to score a hat trick at the age of 40 or older.
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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals is congratulated on his hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens by teammates Brandon Duhaime (22), Justin Sourdif (34), Tom Wilson (43) and Aliaksei Protas (21) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Nov. 20, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Last season, Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time leader in goals scored, increasing his total to 907 after Thursday’s performance.
Ovechkin’s first goal of the game came on the power play in the first minute of the first period. The faceoff was won and he went right to it, and he fired a wrist shot to give the Capitals an early 1-0 lead.
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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals scores against Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Nov. 20, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Their next two goals didn’t come until late in the third period. Ovechkin’s second goal came with just under four minutes left, when he scored a mid-run shot to give the Capitals a 6-4 lead.
Ovechkin completed the hat trick as the Canadians emptied their net to try to come back. The puck found Ovechkin’s stick deep in his own zone, he turned around and fired the puck three-quarters the length of the ice into the empty net to make the score 7-4.
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Alex Ovechkin (8) of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal over the Montreal Canadiens with teammate John Carlson (74) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Nov. 20, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ovechkin has scored goals in four straight games and has seven goals in his last six games.
The Capitals (11-8-2) have won three straight and will look to stay hot against the Tampa Bay Lightning (11-7-2) on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.
