Alex Ovechkin's hat trick fuels Capitals past Golden Knights

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Alex Ovechkin notched his 31st career hat trick and Logan Thompson made 40 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night in Las Vegas.

Ovechkin is 29 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record of 894 goals with the 864th, 865th and 866th goals of his career. It also marked the 176th multi-goal gam