Five charts how close Alex Ovechkin is to overtaking Wayne Gretzky's career goal scoring title and how both dominated the NHL.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is only a few goals away from becoming the NHL's all-time leading scorer. Here's how many goals he needs and when he'll play next.

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.