SALT LAKE CITY -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice before leaving in the third period with an apparent lower-body injury, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Utah Hockey Club 6-2 at Delta Center on Monday. Ovechkin left the game at 5:30 of the third following a collision with Utah forward Jack McBain.

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin scored twice, taking the overall NHL lead with 15 goals this season, before leaving with an apparent leg injury in the surging Capitals' 6-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night at Delta Center.

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 after tallying the 864th,

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals one night after notching a hat trick, and the visiting Washington Capitals beat the Utah Hockey Club 6-2 in Salt Lake City to complete a sweep of their three-game road trip.

It is no secret at this point that Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s goal-scoring record. “The Great One” ended his illustrious career with 894 goals in the NHL. Ovechkin is closing in on his record as the games go on.