The sellout crowd of 18,753 immediately began to cheer, though, when Pickard skated to Edmonton’s bench, realizing this would provide Ovechkin with an opportunity to move closer to history. The fans then started chanting “Ovi! Ovi!’ while the Capitals defended in their zone.
Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin secured his 32nd career hat trick on Sunday, pushing him closer to Wayne Gretzky's goals record.
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Ovechkin's hat trick leads Capitals past Oilers 7-3
Ovechkin beat Calvin Pickard clean with a wrist shot just before the midway ... which is winless in its last five and has dropped six straight on the road. Alexander Georgiev made 33 saves, but lost his sixth straight and has dropped 12 of his last 13 ...
Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals’ rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked, “I’ll take three.”
Ovechkin beat Calvin Pickard clean with a wrist shot just before ... in its last five and has dropped six straight on the road. Alexander Georgiev made 33 saves, but lost his sixth straight ...