Alex Ovechkin and his Washington Capitals were on a road trip through California. Before flying from Los Angeles to San Jose, they had a night off. Sergey Kocharov, the Capitals’ head of communications,

Wayne Gretzky and Alex Ovechkin combined for a great photo to celebrate the Washington Capitals star tying “The Great One” on the career goals list. Ovechkin on Friday scored two goals to give his Capitals a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Russian ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin has become the National Hockey League's joint-highest ever scorer after racking up his 894th career goal. The Washington Capitals star is now tied with Canadian Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, whose once-untouchable record stood for 26 years.

Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit. In a career jammed with consequential goals, none will be remembered more than the next one. We’ll talk about it then, and we’ll do it in the grandest of terms, because that’s how it all works.

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.

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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.

A little more than three decades before Alex Ovechkin's pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record, the “Great One” had his own chase. Gretzky was in hot pursuit of Gordie Howe's record in the spring of 1994.

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky all-time in goals scored with a two-goal performance against the Blackhawks.