Ovechkin got on the board in the first when his shot went off of Alex Pietrangelo and past Ilya Samsonov (the 177th goalie he's scored on) to give Washington an early lead on the power play. It marked his 315th career PPG and also marked his fourth straight game with a point.

LAS VEGAS -- Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick for the Washington Capitals in a 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday. It was the 31st NHL hat trick for Ovechkin, who has 866 goals. He is 29 away from surpassing Wayne Gretzky ’s NHL record of 894 goals.

Alex Ovechkin scored three goals Sunday night to continue his pursuit of Wayne Gretzy’s career record, and former Golden Knight Logan Thompson saved 39 shots in his first game back at T-Mobile Arena as the Washington Capitals beat Vegas 5-2.