Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. After a hat trick on Sunday, Ovechkin has 882 goals and needs 13 to break the record.

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, giving the Washington Capitals an easy 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin continues to inch closer to Wayne Gretzky's all-time scoring record of 894 goals. Ovechkin buried a wrist shot into the back of the net during the second period against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday,