The greatest goal scorer added himself to another list on Thursday: players who scored a hat trick at age 40 or above.  He became the sixth person ever to do that, joining Jagr, Howe, Selanne, Bucyk, and... Lidstrom!  You could have given me 100 guesses, and I'm sure I'd have gotten the first three, and probaly Buyck, but never Lidstrom.  Anyways, Ovechkin scored only two goals in his first 12 games, but since then, he has seven in the past six.  Add in three assists, and we've seen Ovechkin get back on track lately.  An ugly start is now a thing of the past, and while I still think a repeat of last season is too farfetched, a monster season is possible again.  MarmosDad covered the early part of the week here, so please check that out if you haven't.  Now, it's time for me to recap Thursday night after a depressing Bills loss (fire McDermott!):