When it was over, when No. 800 was safely tucked away and Washington’s fifth straight win was complete, Alex Ovechkin jumped on the ice one last time for another round of cheers.
Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Tuesday night.
"I think once he’s going to be No. 1 he can have a sense of relief," said Anthony Mantha, who had the primary assist on Ovechkin’s 800th goal. "Until then, I think he’s on the hunt, and that’s what we love about him."Mantha, Nic Dowd, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dmitry Orlov also scored for Washington. Conor Sheary had two assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 26 stops.
Chicago dropped to 1-11-1 in its last 13 games. It has scored just four goals during a four-game slide. The rest of the Capitals jumped off the bench to celebrate after the milestone goal, and hats rained down on the ice from the crowd of 16,181 at the United Center. Fans then chanted "Ovi! Ovi!" — drawing a wave from Ovechkin.
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