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. Gordie Howe is next, and Wayne Gretzky is coming up very quickly. 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. read https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20221213_WAS@CHI/