The Washington Capitals’ star Alex Ovechkin has added another milestone in his pursuit of greatness. With a hat-trick in a 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, Ovechkin pushed his career goals total in NHL to 800.

Ovechkin is now only the third player in NHL history to reach this mark. He joins all-time greats Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801).

“It’s a special night. To get two goals right away, I could feel the game,” Ovechkin told ESPN after the game. “I’m really proud that it’s over. Now, we can move on and focus on the next one.”

The next one for Ovechkin will be to chase Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history. While the record previously seemed unattainable, Ovechkin has a real chance to do something about it. He has 20 goals this season with 51 games left to be played. The 37-year-old player scored at least 48 goals in each of the last four full seasons.

Ovechkin already has a number of goal-scoring records in his possession, including being the player with the most NHL goal-scoring titles (9) and having the most career overtime goals (24), most career power-play goals (285) and most career game-opening goals (136).

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Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby is ready to disregard a personal rivalry if that means witnessing history. During a chat with ESPN earlier this week, Crosby backed the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin to break the NHL’s scoring record.

Crosby and Ovechkin enjoyed a prolific rivalry since they entered the league in 2005, going head to head for awards and scoring titles multiple times. But the past isn’t stopping Crosby from wishing that his contemporary will surpass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and his mark of 894 goals in the league.

“I hope he does. I told him today that I hope he does,” said Crosby, who has 486 NHL goals of his own. “It would be awesome. He’s in range.”

Ovechkin has played 17 seasons in the league and scored 730 NHL goals. Getting 164 more seems doable, especially since the 36-year-old legend recently signed a five-year extension with Washington that should see him play through the 2025-26 NHL season.

 But despite being in reaching range of such a big all-time record, Ovechkin is trying not to think about it.

“I don’t even think about it right now, to be honest,” Ovechkin said via ESPN. “Because it’s too far. It’s a long way. And it’s a hard way. Whatever happens, happens.”

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The Washington Capitals’ star Alex Ovechkin has added another milestone in his pursuit of greatness. With a hat-trick in a 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, Ovechkin pushed his career goals total in NHL to 800.

Ovechkin is now only the third player in NHL history to reach this mark. He joins all-time greats Wayne Gretzky (894) and Gordie Howe (801).

“It’s a special night. To get two goals right away, I could feel the game,” Ovechkin told ESPN after the game. “I’m really proud that it’s over. Now, we can move on and focus on the next one.”

The next one for Ovechkin will be to chase Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history. While the record previously seemed unattainable, Ovechkin has a real chance to do something about it. He has 20 goals this season with 51 games left to be played. The 37-year-old player scored at least 48 goals in each of the last four full seasons.

Ovechkin already has a number of goal-scoring records in his possession, including being the player with the most NHL goal-scoring titles (9) and having the most career overtime goals (24), most career power-play goals (285) and most career game-opening goals (136).

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Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby is ready to disregard a personal rivalry if that means witnessing history. During a chat with ESPN earlier this week, Crosby backed the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin to break the NHL’s scoring record.

Crosby and Ovechkin enjoyed a prolific rivalry since they entered the league in 2005, going head to head for awards and scoring titles multiple times. But the past isn’t stopping Crosby from wishing that his contemporary will surpass Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky and his mark of 894 goals in the league.

“I hope he does. I told him today that I hope he does,” said Crosby, who has 486 NHL goals of his own. “It would be awesome. He’s in range.”

Ovechkin has played 17 seasons in the league and scored 730 NHL goals. Getting 164 more seems doable, especially since the 36-year-old legend recently signed a five-year extension with Washington that should see him play through the 2025-26 NHL season.

 But despite being in reaching range of such a big all-time record, Ovechkin is trying not to think about it.

“I don’t even think about it right now, to be honest,” Ovechkin said via ESPN. “Because it’s too far. It’s a long way. And it’s a hard way. Whatever happens, happens.”

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