Now, his dream is something he will have to accomplish off the ice. After Ovechkin's comments, perhaps Jordan will be willing to meet up with the Washington Capitals star and make his dream come true.

After tying the Great One on Friday in a two-goal performance at home, Alex Ovechkin passed Wayne Gretzky on the ... got greats from other sports in Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps, Simone Biles ...

Alex Ovechkin has achieved just about everything there is to achieve in the NHL, but he still hopes to meet one of the greatest athletes of all time.

Alexander Ovechkin has supplanted Wayne Gretzky as the NHL’s all-time ... in a make believe tournament that included Michael Jordan and Babe Ruth and Michael Phelps and Tom Brady and Muhammad ...

Alex Ovechkin is officially the top goalscorer in NHL history after scoring No. 895 against the New York Islanders to surpass Wayne Gretzky ... included Michael Jordan, Sidney Crosby, Michael ...

“LeBron James will never be Michael Jordan ... “Alex Ovechkin will never be Wayne Gretzky.” Period. End of discussion. Right? Ovechkin scored his 895th NHL regular-season goal on Sunday ...