{"id":525644,"date":"2026-03-27T12:22:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525644\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:22:17","slug":"alex-ovechkins-34th-hat-trick-seals-4th-place-in-nhl-record-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525644\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Ovechkin\u2019s 34th hat trick seals 4th place in NHL record books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Ovechkin<\/a> delivered another milestone night, scoring his 34th career hat trick as the Washington Capitals<\/a> beat the Utah Mammoth 7-4 on Thursday. Now his career total is at 926 goals and counting as he continues to create a new N<\/a>H<\/a>L<\/a> regular-season goal record.<\/p>\n

Ovechkin scored three goals on five shots and finished with a rating of 3 in a dominant display. His feat moved him past Brett Hull (33 hat tricks ) in the all-time list, placing him behind legends like Wayne Gretzky<\/a> (50 hat tricks), Mario Lemieux (40 hat tricks), and Mike Bossy (39 hat tricks).<\/p>\n

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The Capitals had to fight back after trailing 3-1 in the first period. Ovechkin led the charge in the second, scoring twice to erase the deficit. Anthony Beauvillier and Rasmus Sandin added much-needed third-period goals, while Ivan Miroshnichenko scored twice, including his first of the season.<\/p>\n

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Utah started strong with goals from Dylan Guenther, Logan Cooley, and MacKenzie Weegar. However, they could not stop Washington\u2019s six-goal surge in the final two periods.<\/p>\n

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Ovechkin sealed the game with an empty-net goal in the final seconds, completing his hat trick against his 21st different NHL team, a league record.<\/p>\n

Ovechkin now has five goals in his last five games, showing strong form late in the season.<\/p>\n

The Russian forward has 29 goals and 56 points in 73 appearances this season. He stands one goal away from his 20th 30-goal campaign, which would extend his own NHL record.<\/p>\n

Washington will look to carry momentum into their next game in Vegas on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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