Alex Ovechkin fired a perfect wrist shot past Calvin Pickard for his first goal of the game, scored from his office on the power play for his second and sailed a shot into an empty net from his own zone to complete the hat trick.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin celebrates after scoring one of his three goals during a 7-3 rout over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. The hat trick moves the Russian scorer just 13 goals away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record. Scoring three goals in the Washington Capitals' 7-3 rout of the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday put Ovechkin 13 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record of 894 that long seemed unapproachable.
Watching from the other side, grizzled veteran Corey Perry lamented the Oilers letting Ovechkin get open enough to do damage. It took an empty net for the hats to fly from the juiced-up crowd of 18,573 fans who chanted "Ovi! Ovi!" throughout. Ovechkin conceded he was a little surprised Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch pulled Pickard for an extra attacker while trailing by three, but it turned out to be good for the Capitals when Ovechkin scored from 139 feet out.
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