Alexander Ovechkin is within striking distance of breaking the National Hockey League goal record this season. On Sunday morning, Ovechkin scored not just once, not just twice, but three times against the Edmonton Oilers for his 32nd career regular-season hat trick,

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.

Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals’ rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked, “I’ll take three.”