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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 on the NHL 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 years old) of the Washington Capitals is congratulated on his hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens by teammates Brandon Duhaime (22 years old), Justin Sourdif (34 years old), Tom Wilson (43 years old) and Aliaksei Protas (21 years old) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, November 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 went straight to him, 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, November 20, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
His next two goals didn’t come until late in the third period. Ovechkin’s second goal came with just under four minutes remaining, when he drilled a snap shot to give the Capitals a 6-4 lead.
Ovechkin completed the hat trick when the Canadiens emptied their net in an attempt to come back. The puck found Ovechkin’s stick deep in his own zone, and he turned and fired the puck three-quarters the length of the ice into the empty net to make it 7-4.
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Alex Ovechkin (8 years old) of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens with teammate John Carlson (74 years old) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, November 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.
