Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 884 career goals after scoring Washington's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon.

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of season. The Capitals standout currently has 883 career goals after scoring Washington's only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

The countdown for Alex Ovechkin has reached single digits. The Washington Capitals winger scored No. 886 on Sunday in a win over the Seattle Kraken, putting him nine goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record of 894.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net Sunday to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin backhanded the puck in from center ice to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken that extended their winning streak to four games.

Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin pulled within single digits of Wayne Gretzky, and he hit a historic milestone in the process.

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin is on pace to pass Wayne Gretzky's goal record at some point in April.

Greg Cote’s Poll Dance is a weekly survey on a topic usually in sports. In today’s 35th installment: Alex Ovechkin is poised to soon surpass Wayne Gretzky’s long-standing NHL career goals record? When he does,

Alex Ovechkin is now 10 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record. The Washington Capitals winger scored No. 885 on Wednesday in a 3-2 overtime win over the New York Rangers, giving him 32 on the season,

Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.