While Alex Ovechkin looks to conclude his 20-year chase of Wayne Gretzky’s 894 career goals, he knows he hasn’t scaled hockey’s heights alone.
Alex Ovechkin moved four goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 891st of his career in the Washington Capitals game against the Bruins in Boston on Tuesday night.
He is now back on pace to pass Gretzky’s mark of 894 that long ... and finished the night with 16:22 minutes while moving to Pierre-Luc Dubois' line. “We were fighting to stay in that game ...
Despite Alex Ovechkin moving within five goals of Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record, coach Spencer Carbery said that the Washington Capitals need to see a lot more from the top-6 going forward.