Alex Ovechkin becomes sixth oldest player in NHL history to score a hat trick

"📸: Alan Dobbins/RMNB Alex Ovechkin recorded his 33th career hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens, Thursday night. At 40 years and 64 days old, Oveckin became the sixth-oldest player to score three or more goals, with only Jaromir Jagr, Gordie Howe, Johnny Bucyk, Teemu Selanne, and Nicklas Lidstrom managing the feat at older ages. Oldest NHL players to record a hat trick"

"Howe managed to record three different hat tricks combined at age 40 and 41 while Johnny Bucyk managed to do so twice at age 40. Nicklas Lidstrom is the oldest defenseman and the oldest player in NHL history to record their first career hat trick, scoring three times in a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on December 15, 2010."

Alex Ovechkin recorded his 33th career hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. At 40 years and 64 days old, Oveckin became the sixth-oldest player to score three or more goals in a game. Only Jaromir Jagr, Gordie Howe, Johnny Bucyk, Teemu Selanne, and Nicklas Lidstrom have achieved hat tricks at older ages. Gordie Howe recorded three different hat tricks combined at ages 40 and 41, while Johnny Bucyk recorded two hat tricks at age 40. Nicklas Lidstrom is the oldest defenseman and the oldest player to record a first career hat trick, scoring three times in a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on December 15, 2010.

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