882 is now the total for Alex Ovechkin after yesterday's hat trick in a 7-3 win over Edmonton.

They outscored the Penguins and Edmonton Oilers in back-to-back days.

15 to 6.

The team itself is a major story right now.

But Ovechkin's chasing down Gretzky is the top story.

He's 13 away, 12 away from tying 13 away from setting the mark.

We are glad to have back.

One of our favorites on the show as a guest, Joe Beninotti,

the longtime voice of the Capitals on the Monumental Sports Network.

You can follow Joe on X on Twitter at Joe BP XP.

So I know that you have kind of looked at the schedule probably yesterday after he got to within 13,

and you're looking at the day and whether or not you're going to have the game.

So give me the Joe Beninotti game in which he sets the mark prediction.

Oh, the agony. The agony.

It's an agony for me and for the network.

Right.

It's an absolutely splendid situation to try and forecast it for the player.

And isn't it interesting, Kevin, I mean, you mentioned how well they produced a team did in the first two games back from the Four Nations face-off break.

He doesn't have a single point in an eight-goal performance against Pittsburgh, which has never happened in the 20 seasons of his career.

Have the Caps ever done that well in an individual game without any production from number eight?

And then he turns around and bags the hat trick, and the discussion comes right back.

Yeah.

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