Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin increased his career total to 882 with a hat trick in a 7-3 win for Washington over Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers.

Alex Ovechkin delivered his 32nd career hat trick to climb just 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL scoring record during a dominant Washington Capitals win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Alex Ovechkin continued his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with his 32nd career hat trick as the Washington Capitals cruised to a 7-3 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.

It will still be a tight finish for Ovechkin with just 25 games remaining in the regular season and still needing 14 goals to pass Gretzky.

The Washington Capitals host the Calgary Flames after Alexander Ovechkin's hat trick against the Edmonton Oilers in the Capitals' 7-3 win.

The Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin defeated the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 Sunday afternoon at the Capital One Arena.

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" scored his final goal on March 29, 1999. "The Great Eight" could very well surpass that mark 26 years later.