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.

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

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?