Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin ... (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal ...

You're gonna get 900 goals before you know it,'" Gretzky said. Sure enough, Ovechkin got over that short slump and is now one goal away from breaking Gretzky ...

Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. Ovechkin made hockey history Sunday against the New York ...

Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals ... Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrating his 894th career goal with fans during the third period of an ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scores goal number 894, tying Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history, and gets a standing ovation from Capitals fans. Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin ...

“If the game doesn’t change, you wouldn’t have seen somebody challenge Wayne Gretzky’s record.” Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, winds up for a shot during the ...

Former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, left, with Washington Capitals ... (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring his 895th career goal during ...

The Washington Capitals star came into Friday's game two goals shy of tying the NHL's career record, set decades ago by the ...

Alex Ovechkin tied the NHL record for most career goals, putting him side-by-side with The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. The Capitals star scored the history-tying goal — the 894th of his career ...