Washington Capitals left winger Alexander Ovechkin recorded his 33rd National Hockey League career hat trick on Sunday. He accomplished the feat in a 7-3 Capitals win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Of Ovechkin’s 33 NHL hat tricks, 32 have been in the regular season, and one in the postseason. Wayne Gretzky has the record for most hat tricks ever (regular season and playoffs) with 60, and regular season hat tricks with 50. Ironically with the three goal game, Ovechkin now has 882 goals. That is second all-time behind Gretzky, who has 894 goals.
