It seemed like Alex Ovechkin would go the entire season doing something that no one had ever done. But on Thursday night, the ' legend snapped that streak. Ovi hadn't began a shift in the defensive zone the entire season. The Capitals were trying to ensure that the aging all-time great used all his energy closer to the end of the ice where he can make the most difference. Still, not even once? Well, on Thursday night, he got a shift Pat Quinn Jersey that started in the defensive zone. Streak snapped. Didn't seem to slow Ovechkin down much. He still scored a hat trick in a 7-4 win at the . MORE: He now has 29 goals and 27 a sists (56 points) this season in 73 games. Ovechkin has scored 926 career regular season goals, the all-time NHL record. He also has on what might come next for Ovechkin. This is what he wrote in regards to potential retirement plans as part of his newest 32 Thoughts column: "Ive also wondered if he does play next year, does he also get something unheard-of for the NHL: a lengthy multi-city sendoff." Ovechkin could certainly warrant some kind of retirement tour if people know in advance that it will for sure be his last season. And even just that thought from the NHL insider Friedman suggests that Ovechkin very much is considering playing at least another year. More NHL news: William Nylander Jersey