📸: 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
Player
Date
Age
Team
Opp
Jaromir Jagr
January 3, 2015
42-322
NJD
vs
PHI
Gordie Howe
November 2, 1969
41-216
DET
vs
PIT
Gordie Howe
February 16, 1969
40-322
DET
vs
LAK
Gordie Howe
February 6, 1969
40-312
DET
vs
CBH
Johnny Bucyk
March 3, 1976
40-296
BOS
@
LAK
Teemu Selanne
March 28, 2011
40-268
ANA
vs
COL
Johnny Bucyk
January 11, 1976
40-244
BOS
@
WSH
Nicklas Lidstrom
December 15, 2010
40-231
DET
vs
STL
Alex Ovechkin
November 20, 2025
40-064
WSH
@
MTL
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.
