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

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is a future Hall of Famer, and will go down as one of the greatest scorers we've ever seen. In fact, the Caps sniper is only 13 goals away from Wayne Gretzky's goal record after scoring three goals on Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers.