The 4 Nations Face-Off is over, and the hockey world will turn its attention next to the Stanley Cup Playoff races and Alex Ovechkin ’s chase of Wayne Gretzky =’s NHL record of 894 goals. Ovechkin will resume play when the Washington Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby (a game-time decision after returning from playing for Canada at 4 Nations) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday (3 p.

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

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 a 7-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

Alexander Ovechkin has been a staple of the NHL since he began playing for the Washington Capitals in 2005. He has been one of the league's best players ever since his rookie season. Ovechkin commenced his career with two goals in his first game on NHL ice when Washington Capitals faced off against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct.

After netting a hat trick Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers, Ovechkin is just 13 goals from 895, and DraftKings has him at -160 odds to reach the milestone over the next 25 games before the regular season ends. That’s an implied probability of better than 61%.

The Washington Capitals forward scored a hat trick in his team's 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, giving him 29 goals in 41 games this season. Ovechkin is now 13 goals behind Gretzky's record of 894 NHL goals and has a chance to set the mark this season.

Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.