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Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin continued to etch his name in the NHL’s history books after another hat trick in the team’s 8-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Ovechkin, 40, notched his 33rd career hat trick and moved past Joe Sakic into 10th place on the NHL’s point list. His hat trick tied Brett Hull for the fourth-most in NHL history.

The Russian superstar became the sixth player in NHL history to score a hat trick at the age of 40 or older.

Last season, Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time leader in goals scored, increasing his total to 907 after Thursday’s performance.

Ovechkin’s first goal of the game came on the power play in the opening minute of the first period. The faceoff was won and went straight to

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