Alex Ovechkin, the 39-year-old Russian superstar, is now one away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s mark with six games left to play this season.
Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL regular-season goals record by scoring the 894th of his career.
Ovechkin scored his second goal of the Washington Capitals‘ game Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks on the power play with 13:46 left in the third period. And he did so with Gretzky in attendance for the first time during this chase. The Capitals defeated the Blackhawks 5-3.
Earlier, he got his 893rd to move one away from tying and two from breaking Gretzky’s mark that long seemed unapproachable.
