Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals' game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL record.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his NHL career on Wednesday night as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers in overtime 3–2. Ovechkin scored the game-tying goal midway through the third period and in the process,

But if, as expected now, Ovechkin does surpass Gretzky -- he’s 11 goals away with 884 entering the Washington Capitals’ game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday (7:30 p.

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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 885 career goals after scoring in the third period of Wednesday's game against the New York Rangers to tie things up at 2-2.

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