A hat-trick led to some history and a surprise locker-room beer shower for Washington Capitals legend on Tuesday night in .The 37-year-old Russian netted three goals en route to a 7-3 win over the Blackhawks, but more significantly, became just the third player in NHL history to reach the 800-goal plateau. Ovechkin will likely pass Detroit Red Wings great Gordie Howe (801) in the days to come, but still has a ways to go to catch Wayne Gretzky's mark of 894.'When he got the first goal today, I was like, ''This is the night,'' teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov said after emptying cans of what appeared to be Labatt Blue onto the future Hall of Famer.
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