Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has the NHL all-time goals record virtually in the bag. He is just two goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky's long-standing mark of 894 goals in the league after netting his 892nd score during Wednesday night's 5-1 loss at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Alex Ovechkin made sure his Washington Capitals teammates gave Minnesota Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury a proper goodbye.

Alex Ovechkin might not have scored for the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, and Marc-Andre Fleury may have been the backup for the Minnesota Wild, but a great moment of respect was shown between the two legends after the Wild beat the Caps 4-2 at Xcel Energy Center.

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career National Hockey League goal on Friday to tie the all-time record set by Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky which was once considered unreachable.

Alex Ovechkin is one goal behind tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894 career goals. The Capitals superstar notched his 893rd career goal -- and his 40th goal of the 2024-25 season -- during the first period of Friday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration in Washington. He potentially could have had one more but opted not to try to score on the empty net late.

Hockey icon Wayne Gretzky provided his thoughts on Capitals star Alex Ovechkin tying his all-time goals record.

Alex Ovechkin has joined Wayne Gretzky atop the NHL goals list. Ovechkin scored his 893rd and 894th goals to tie Gretzky for the most in League history in a 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena on Friday.