The Alex Ovechkin watch continues. The Capitals captain, who has 30 goals in 42 games this season, is 12 from passing Wayne Gretzky (894) for the NHL all-time record with 24 games remaining in the regular season.

Alex Ovechkin is just 12 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL career goals record. How many hat tricks does Ovechkin have in his career, and how does it compare to Gretzky and other NHL goal leaders?

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to break the record.