Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is poised to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record. How he got so close.

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April 6 (UPI) --The Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin set the all time NHL scoring record Sunday, netting his 895th goal on a powerplay, surpassing the record held by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 890th goal of his career this week, which puts him just five goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's long-standing NHL goals record.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin needs one goal to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal ... Ovechkin passed the puck to Aliaksei Protas in an empty-net situation to allow his teammate to ...

Wayne Gretzky is NHL's all-time leading goal ... With four minutes left on the clock in the third period, Ovechkin got a pass from Aliaksei Protas in the left circle. He quickly took a wrist ...

Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas is easily the NHL's most surprising ... putting "The Great 8" just five away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the all-time record. "It's an insane number ...

He scored it against the Winnipeg Jets and moved closer to Wayne Gretzky’s record. With four minutes left in the third period, Ovechkin got a pass from Aliaksei Protas in the left circle.