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Alex Ovechkin reaches 800-goal mark with hat trick

Make it 800 for the Great 8.

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin scored his 800th-career goal on a hat trick in the Caps' 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

Ovechkin started his big night off with a bit of a messy one, swinging away at the puck on a broken play until it squeaked its way past Petr Mrazek.

The second goal was not any prettier, pouncing on a loose puck behind Mrazek and willing it in as Chicago's defenders sprawled across the crease to keep it out of the net.